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Late Period ?
The center of the scarab’s base shows interlocking scrolls inside an oval. A series of hieroglyphs is placed all around, including the sign for life (ankh), the djed-pillar, the was-scepter and the sign of beauty (nefer).
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Title: Scarab Decorated with Scrolls and Hieroglyphs
Period: Late Period ?
Dynasty: Dynasty 26 ?
Date: ca. 664–525 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 2.9 × W. 1.9 cm (1 1/8 × 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Accession Number: 10.130.665
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