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Human-headed Scarab
Egyptian
Date:
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1292 BC
Maker:
Egyptian
Dimensions:
1 H x ¾ W x ½ Diam.
Materials:
Glazed steatite
Credit:
Gift of Heinrich Medicus
Accession Number:
2013.1.30
Comments:
While most seals took the form of scarab beetles, this seal is carved in the form of a human head. Traces of blue glaze still cover the carved steatite, a variety of talc.
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