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Scarab Middle KingdomDahshur

Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access), acc. 42.2.4. Public domain (CC0). Copy archived by egyptianinscriptions.org with attribution; original at the holding institution.

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Accession: 42.2.4
Find spot: Dahshur, Memphite Region approx. site location
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat III
Date: ca. 1859–1813 B.C.
Date range: 1859 BCE – 1813 BCE
Materials: ['gold']
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access), Scarab (42.2.4). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/29754

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Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat III, ca. 1859–1813 B.C. Gold. 3/8 in. (1 cm). Possibly from: Dahshur, Memphite Region. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1942.

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Found at Dahshur

Deities Bes

Royals Amenemhat III

Materials Gold

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