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Scaraboid: Monkey by Ancient Egyptian — VisualArtsDB

Scaraboid: Monkey

Scaraboid: Monkey

Ancient Egyptian

-1550–-1186

Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: 0.3 × 1.3 × 0.8 cm (1/8 × 1/2 × 5/16 in.)
Genre: scaraboids
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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baboonHieroglyphsglazeeighteenth dynastygods (deities)scaraboidsmonkeysancient artcarvingamuletdeitiesnineteenth dynastycostumeegyptianglazingancientnew kingdomsteatite

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