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Late Period ?
The underside is incised with the name of the goddess Sakhmet and hieroglyphs, such as the sign for protection.
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Title: Scarab with Inscription Related to Sakhmet
Period: Late Period ?
Dynasty: Dynasty 26 ?
Date: ca. 664–525 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt; Said to be from Memphite Region, Dahshur
Medium: Beryl (?)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1911
Object Number: 11.150.52a
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