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Scaraboid Depicting a Monkey Playing the Lute18th - 21st Dynasty (1569 - 1081 BCE)

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Small oval Egyptian scarab amulet in cream and tan stone, flat base carved with shallow-relief hieroglyphic figures including a standing bird and geometric forms
Small carved stone scarab amulet, oval form in pale tan with green-tinged deposits, showing a beetle with spread wings rendered in incised lines, worn surface with visible chips and age patina.

Unknown, Scaraboid Depicting a Monkey Playing the Lute, 18th - 21st Dynasty (1569 - 1081 BCE), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Hyatt Robert von Dehn, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Scaraboid Depicting a Monkey Playing the Lute
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
18th - 21st Dynasty (1569 - 1081 BCE)
Medium
White steatite
Dimensions
15/16 x 5/8 x 3/8 in. (2.33 x 1.66 x 1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Hyatt Robert von Dehn
Accession Number
M.69.91.236
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art