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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian
Title:Scarab
Date Made:1991-1782 BCE (Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12)
Type:Adornment
Materials:Amethyst
Place Made:Africa; Asia; Egypt
Measurements:Overall: 3/4 in x 1/2 in x 3/8 in; 1.9 cm x 1.3 cm x 1 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1933.2.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:
Finely carved with trapezoidal head, notched clypeus (foremost part of scarab beetle), and double division lines between thorax and wing-cases and separating the two wing cases. Base of scarab is plain.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; religion; rituals; ceremonies; sculpture

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