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Canaanite scarab depicting a lion trampling a human figure

Canaanite scarab depicting a lion trampling a human figure

Canaanite scarab depicting a lion trampling a human figure

Middle Bronze Age

Glazed steatite

L: 2.0; W: 1.4 cm

Harry Stern Collection, bequest of Kurt Stern, London

Accession number:

76.31.4183

Archaeology/Egyptian Archaeology

Canaanite scarab depicting a lion trampling a human figure

Photo © Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Sara Kopelman-Stavisky

From the Israel Museum publications:

Ben-Tor, Daphna, The Scarab, A Reflection of Ancient Egypt, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1989