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Scaraboid: Cat by Ancient Egyptian — VisualArtsDB

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Scaraboid: Cat

Scaraboid: Cat

Scaraboid: Cat

Ancient Egyptian

-1550–-1295

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

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Hieroglyphsglazeeighteenth dynastycatssealscaraboidsancient artcarvingamuletcostumeegyptianglazingancientnew kingdomsteatite

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