Amenhotep II Scarab

New Kingdom

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Title: Amenhotep II Scarab
Date Created: New Kingdom
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 1.2 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/1914.745
Medium: steatite, traces of turquoise glaze
Department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Egypt, New Kingdom or modern forgery
Credit Line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Collection: Egypt - New Kingdom
Accession Number: 1914.745

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