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Scaraboid in the Form of a Hippopotamus by Ancient Egyptian — VisualArtsDB

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Scaraboid in the Form of a Hippopotamus

Scaraboid in the Form of a Hippopotamus

Scaraboid in the Form of a Hippopotamus

Ancient Egyptian

-1550–-1069

Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: 1.5 × 1.2 × 0.8 cm (5/8 × 1/2 × 3/8 in.)
Genre: Scaraboids
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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HieroglyphsglazeHippopotamusscaraboidsancient artcarvingamuletdeitiescostumeegyptianglazinggoddessesancientnew kingdomsteatite

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