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Scaraboid: Hedgehog by Ancient Egyptian — VisualArtsDB

Scaraboid: Hedgehog

Scaraboid: Hedgehog

Ancient Egyptian

-1550–-1186

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

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Hieroglyphsglazeeighteenth dynastyanimalsscaraboidsancient artcarvingamuletnineteenth dynastycostumeegyptianglazingancientnew kingdomsteatite

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