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Scaraboid: Hippopotamus by Ancient Egyptian — VisualArtsDB

Scaraboid: Hippopotamus

Scaraboid: Hippopotamus

Ancient Egyptian

-1295–-1069

Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: 1.3 × 2.2 × 1.6 cm (1/2 × 7/8 × 5/8 in.)
Genre: scaraboids
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Hieroglyphsglazeramesside periodHippopotamustwentieth dynastygods (deities)scaraboidsancient artcarvingamuletdeitiesnineteenth dynastycostumeegyptianglazingancientnew kingdomsteatite

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