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A Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Scaraboid, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE Jewelry Being richly attired in gold

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Being richly attired in gold

1 Dautant et al

the mirror is overall intact and in very good condition

and two flanking curvilinear ridges moulded to protect the Achilles tendon from slashing blows

they are made almost exclusively of hematite or of another dark-colored substitute such as basalt (such as this large example)

A Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Scaraboid, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE Jewelry Being richly attired in goldPierced longitudinally for threading, the base of this scaraboid inscribed with the text "The image of Amun. Amun, once a local Theban deity, rose to become the 'King of the Gods' in ancient Egypthis name meaning 'The Hidden One.' When the Theban princes drove out the Hyksos and founded the Eighteenth Dynasty, Amun became pre eminent; united with the sun god to give him universal appeal, and Amen Re became king of the gods. Medium: Faience Condition:

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