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Scarab Celebrating the King's Prowess as a Lion Hunter
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Steatite (glazed), New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
Egyptian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of George and Florence Blumenthal 1932
Title: Scarab Celebrating the King's Prowess as a Lion Hunter
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Steatite (glazed), New Kingdom, Dynasty 18.
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