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accession number:	1914.688
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Seal Amulet, 2134–2124 BCE. Egypt, First Intermediate period (2123–2040 BCE), Dynasty 8. Steatite; diameter: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.688

title:				Seal Amulet
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creation date:			2134–2124 BCE
creation date earliest:		-2134
creation date latest:		-2124
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creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Egypt, First Intermediate period (2123–2040 BCE), Dynasty 8
technique:	steatite
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - Old Kingdom
type:		Amulets
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measurements: Diameter: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
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CITATIONS

	Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 152; Mentioned: p. 152
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	Petrie, W. M. Flinders.<em> Buttons and Design Scarabs Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London.</em> London: British school of archaeology in Egypt, 1925.
	page number: 	no. 96
	url:		https://archive.org/details/ERA38/page/n29/mode/2up?q=300.14

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