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Scarab: Hieroglyphs (?) by Ancient Egyptian — VisualArtsDB

Scarab: Hieroglyphs (?)

Scarab: Hieroglyphs (?)

Ancient Egyptian

-1985–-1550

Medium: Stone
Dimensions: 1.3 × 1 × 0.6 cm (1/2 × 3/8 × 1/4 in.)
Genre: scarab
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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stoneHieroglyphsmiddle kingdomsecond intermediate periodscarabancient artcarvingcostumehyksosegyptianancientscarab beetle

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