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Middle Kingdom
This gold cap originally covered the underside of a scarab (15.3.135A), inscribed for the chamber-keeper Ameny and mounted in a ring.
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Title: Gold Base Plate of a Scarab of an Official
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1802–1640 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, south of Tomb of Nakht (493), south cemetery, Pit 453, MMA excavations, 1913–14
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: L. 2.8 × W. 1.8 × H. 0.3 cm (1 1/8 × 11/16 × 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession Number: 15.3.135b
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