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Scarab: Central Cable (?) by Ancient Egyptian — VisualArtsDB

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Scarab: Central Cable (?)

Scarab: Central Cable (?)

Scarab: Central Cable (?)

Ancient Egyptian

-1650–-1550

Medium: Faience
Dimensions: 1.6 × 1 × 0.5 cm (5/8 × 3/8 × 3/16 in.)
Genre: Scarab
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Styles

second intermediate period

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fifteenth dynastysecond intermediate periodscarabancient artcostumehyksosegyptianscarab beetlefaïence (composite material)

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