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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian
Title:Scarab
Date Made:1570-1293 BCE (New Kingdom, Dynasty 18)
Type:Adornment
Materials:Buff-colored steatite
Place Made:Africa; Asia; Egypt
Measurements:: 5/8 x 1/2 x 5/16 in.; 1.5875 x 1.27 x .7938 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1943.16.A.J
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Grant Williams (Caroline Ransom, Class of 1896) from the collection of Professor Louise Fitz Randolph
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Buff-colored scarab (dung beetle). Base design of a kneeling god, facing right, holding a notched papyrus stalk. The meaning is "a million years," a wish for longevity. (The god Heh is the sign for "million" and the notched stalk indicates "years")

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; royalty; jewelry; religion

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