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Scarab

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Scarab

Period:: Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period
Dynasty:: Dynasty 13
Reign:: reign of Sebekhotep V or Sebekhotep VI
Date:: ca. 1719–1711 B.C.
Geography:: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, MMA 1920–1922
Medium:: Steatite, glazed
Dimensions:: l. 1.9 cm (3/4 in)
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession Number:: 22.1.357

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 109

Provenance

Excavated by the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Acquired by the Museum in the division of finds.
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What
Sculpture (25,184)

Scarabs (3,372)

Glazing (3,153)

Talc (2,073)

Steatite (2,063)
Where
Africa (34,152)

Egypt (30,424)

Mersa Matrûh (3,928)

Al Lisht (3,890)
When
2000-1000 B.C. (19,125)
In the Museum
Egyptian Art (26,810)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Egypt, 2000–1000 B.C.

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