Scarab: The God Ptah with Name of Usermaatra Setepenra (Ramesses II)

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Africa

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Title

Scarab: The God Ptah with Name of Usermaatra Setepenra (Ramesses II)

Place

Egypt (Object made in)

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1279 BCE–1213 BCE

Medium

Glazed steatite

Dimensions

2.2 × 1.6 × 1 cm (7/8 × 5/8 × 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson

Reference Number

1894.1527

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