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Scarab: Hieroglyphs (Red Crown, nfr- and nb-Signs: Trigramme of Amun)

New Kingdom, Dynasties 18–19 (about 1550–1186 BCE)
Glazed steatite
1 × 0.6 cm (0.4 × 0.2 in)

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