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Lion hunt scarab of Amenhotep III

1390–1353 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueGlazed steatite
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 7.1 x 5 x 2.6 cm (2 13/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 in. )
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number04.1810
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceSaid to be from Thebes (Gurna). 1904: purchased for the MFA from Mohamed Mohassib, Luxor, Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe for £50.
(Accession date: 1904)