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An Exceptional Egyptian lapis scarboid pendant, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11- 12, ca. 2040 - 1786 BCE Sculpture - Stone best known for her research

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best known for her research on ancient Greek sculpture and her role in the rediscovery of the Temple of Aphrodite at Knidos

Some individuals were buried in sarcophagi with effigy lids

the upper body decorated with two charming red-brown long-necked birds over cream ground

may explain the ritual interment of ceramic or actual dogs

and black highlighting eyes and brows

An Exceptional Egyptian lapis scarboid pendant, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11- 12, ca. 2040 - 1786 BCE Sculpture - Stone best known for her researchFew surviving pieces of Egyptian jewelry combine rarity, beauty, and provenance as compellingly as this exceptional lapis lazuli scaraboid. Carved from a rare, richly colored stone of deep cobalt blue, the scaraboid would originally have served as the centerpiece of an elegant Middle Kingdom swivel ring, one of the most sophisticated forms of personal adornment produced by Egyptian goldsmiths. The cowrie shaped lapis is preserved within its original

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