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Beads and a scarab

EGYPT
Beads and a scarab
 Middle Kingdom, Dynasty XII 1985 BCE-1773 BCE

Medium
shell, carnelian, amethyst, steatite

Measurements
1.7 × 1.2 × 0.8 cm (scarab)

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
678-D2

Department
Antiquities

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