Fragment: hunt in the desert from the Tomb Chapel of Raemkai
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THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN: A UNION OF CULTURES

Scaraboid with representation of a hedgehog

Classification
amulet; jewellery
Culture
Egyptian (culture)
Dimensions
1.3 x 2.6 x 1.75 cm
Period
Late Period (664–332)
Material
faience
Iconography
hedgehog; pedestal
Inscription
hieroglyphs
Production place
Egypt
Present location
Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Egyptian Art
Provenance
Budapest, Hungarian National Museum
Inventory
51.2603
ID
Hyp-4870
References
Gaboda, in BullMusHong 73 (1990)