Scarab with the Name of Amenemhat III and a Hippopotamus Hunt
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 1859–1749 B.C.
Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)
Country: Egypt
Period: Middle Kingdom
Rogers Fund, 1926
Date range
-1859 – -1749
Largest dimension
1.6 cm
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