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title: Phoenician Scarab Seal
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4963/phoenician-scarab-seal/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Phoenician Scarab Seal
_Authored by The British Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4963.jpg)
## Image Caption
A Phoenician carved scarab seal (sard and [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/)) depicting the hawk of [Horus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Horus/) holding an [ankh](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ankh/) and a feather of [Maat](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ma'at/). 750-500 BCE. (British Museum, London)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, T. B. (2016, April 19). Phoenician Scarab Seal. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, The British. "Phoenician Scarab Seal." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 19, 2016. .
### MLA
Museum, The British. "Phoenician Scarab Seal." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Apr 2016, .
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