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Scaraboid: Monkey by Ancient Egyptian — VisualArtsDB

Scaraboid: Monkey

Scaraboid: Monkey

Ancient Egyptian

-1650–-1295

Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: 1.3 × 1.9 × 1 cm (1/2 × 3/4 × 3/8 in.)
Genre: scaraboids
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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baboonHieroglyphsglazesecond intermediate periodscaraboidsfloral motifsmonkeysancient artcarvingamuletcostumeegyptianglazingancientnew kingdomsteatite

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