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Scarab

1540-1069 BC

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

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Title: Scarab
Date Created: 1540-1069 BC
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Provenance: Purchased in Egypy by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
Type: Scarabs
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.777
Medium: steatite and gold, originally glazed
Department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Egypt, New Kingdom
Credit Line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Collection: Egypt - New Kingdom
Accession Number: 1914.777

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