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Scarabs  

Definition

  • Conventionalized representations of dung beetles, usually with an amuletic inscription on the underside; worn as talismans by ancient Egyptians; also buried with the dead, used as seals etc.; copied by Phoenicians, Greeks, Etruscans etc.

Notation

  • 117586

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-S2ZCWNDL-D

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