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"description": "Large commemorative scarabs are characteristic of Amenhotep III\u2019s reign. About 200 are known, and all are inscribed with texts on their undersides, recording significant events in the life of the king and queen. This particular scarab is one of only 5 known examples that describe a royal bull hunt undertaken in his second year of rule, in which the king killed 96 bulls. More than just a pastime, the king\u2019s success as a hunter symbolized the triumph of royal order over the forces of nature and chaos.",
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"citation": "Kozloff, Arielle P., Betsy Morrell Bryan, Lawrence Michael Berman, and Elisabeth Delange. Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1992.",
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"citation": "Schlo\u0308gl, Hermann Alexander, Regine Buxtorf and Andreas Brodbeck. Kunst und Handwerk aus A\u0308gyptens Goldener Zeit. Wiesbaden Harrassowitz Verlag, 2018.",
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