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Scarab depicting a pattern of good-luck protective signs

Scarab depicting a pattern of good-luck protective signs

Scarab depicting a pattern of good-luck protective signs

Glazed steatite

L: 1.7; W: 1.1 cm

Harry Stern Collection, bequest of Kurt Stern, London

Accession number:

76.31.3197

Archaeology/Egyptian Archaeology

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