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Middle Kingdom
The piece is part of a group of objects found in tomb V21 at Abydos with two bodies. It was strung with other pieces in the Museum. The group includes 04.18.1–04.18.49.
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Title: Amulet in the Form of a Beetle
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–early 13
Date: ca. 1850–1775 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos, Cemetery V, Tomb V21, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1904
Medium: Beryl (?)
Dimensions: H. 0.9 × W. 0.5 × D. 0.3 cm (3/8 × 3/16 × 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1904
Object Number: 04.18.37
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