Scarab of the Overseer of the Troops Sebeknakht, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 13, ca. 1802–1677 B.C., From Egypt, Glazed steatite, L. 2.7 cm (1 1/6 in.); W. 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); H. 1.1 cm (7/16 in.), Scarabs bearing the names of nonroyal individuals first appeared in the later Twelfth Dynasty, concurrent with other significant cultural and political developments. Thereafter scarabs were mass produced, primarily as amulets, though they often also functioned as administrative seals
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Scarab, Overseer, Troops Sebeknakht, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 13, ca, 1802–1677 B.C, Egypt, Glazed steatite, L, 2.7 cm, 1 1/6, W, 1.9, 3/4, H, 1.1, 7/16, Scarabs bearing, names, nonroyal individuals, first, appeared, later Twelfth, Dynasty, concurrent, significant cultural, political developments, Thereafter scarabs, mass produced, primarily, amulets, functioned, administrative seals
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