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- CollectionEgypt
- Research projectsGlypcol
- Inventory numberE.06632
- TitleScarab with lions and bucranium
- CultureEgyptian
- Date1295 BC - 945 BC
- Period19th dynasty(Egypt > New Kingdom)
- DimensionsH x La x P: 1,7 cm, 1,2 cm, 0,5 cm
- OwnerMusées royaux d'art et d'histoire / Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis
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Object nameStamp sealGeographyPlace of production:EgyptGeographical Reference > Africa > North Africa
Place of discovery:Lower Egypt (region)Geographical Reference > Africa > North Africa > EgyptMaterialSteatite (mineral)Material > Stone > Mineral
- Description
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The base of this scarab shows a composition with, above, a cow head (of Mehet-Weret) or a bucranium, and two crossing branches between a pair of addorsed lions. Similar compositions are attested on scarabs from the New Kingdom.
