Scarab and Bead Bracelet, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1975 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Wah (), Mummy, back of right hand, 1920, Lapis lazuli, carnelian, linen cord, Length of scarab 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in); w. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in); h. 2 cm (3/4 in), Egypt was rich in natural resources and most of the stones used in jewelry making could be mined in the deserts east and west of the Nile, or on the Sinai Peninsula. One exception is lapis lazuli, which came from Afghanistan
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Scarab, Bead Bracelet, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca, 1981–1975 B.C, Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb, Wah, Mummy, back, right hand, 1920, Lapis lazuli, carnelian, linen cord, Length, scarab 3.8 cm, 1 1/2, w, 2.7 1/16, h, 2, 3/4, rich, natural resources, stones, jewelry, mined, deserts east, west, Nile, Sinai Peninsula, exception, lapis, came, Afghanistan
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