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Caption

Motto Scarab, ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.. Steatite, glaze, 3/8 x 5/8 x 7/16 in. (1 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Coolidge and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, and the Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 48.66.56.

Title

Motto Scarab

Date

ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.

Dynasty

late Dynasty 13 to Dynasty 17

Period

Second Intermediate Period to New Kingdom (possibly)

Geography

Possible place collected: Thebes (Malkata), Egypt

Medium

Steatite, glaze

Classification

Document

Dimensions

3/8 x 5/8 x 7/16 in. (1 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Coolidge and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, and the Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

48.66.56

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