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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian
Title:Scarab of Rameses III (forgery)
Date Made:20th century CE imitation of 12th century BCE
Type:Ceremonial
Materials:Steatite
Place Made:Africa; Asia; Egypt
Measurements:overall: 3 x 2 3/16 x 15/16 in.; 7.62 x 5.5563 x 2.3813 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1921.L1
Credit Line:Loan of Caroline M. Galt
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Crudely carved scarab with cartouche of Ramesses III on underside. Cartouche previously misidentified as that of Ramesses II, who lived 100 years earlier than Ramesses III

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; reproductions; forgeries; royalty; rituals; ceremonies; religion

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https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+1921.L1

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