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Title: Scarab ring
Period: Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 13, mid
Date: ca. 1750–1700 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, cemetery, Pit 995, MMA excavations, 1921–22
Medium: Amethyst
Dimensions: L. 0.7 × W. 0.5 × H. 0.4 × Diam. approx.1.2 cm (1/4 × 3/16 × 3/16 × 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession Number: 22.1.1624
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