Scarab

1980-1648 BC

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Title: Scarab
Date Created: 1980-1648 BC
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Provenance: Purchased from Mohammed Mohasseb and Son, Luxor, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
Type: Scarabs
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.746
Medium: blue-green glazed steatite, gold mount
Department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Egypt, Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 12 to Dynasty 13
Credit Line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Collection: Egypt - Middle Kingdom
Accession Number: 1914.746

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