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Scarab amulet

EGYPT
Scarab amulet
 Ptolemaic Period 332 BCE-30 BCE

Medium
faience, pale green glaze

Measurements
1.0 × 3.5 × 5.9 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Egypt

Accession Number
D386-1994

Department
Antiquities

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