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title: Cartouche of Khyan
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6358/cartouche-of-khyan/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Cartouche of Khyan

_Authored by The Trustees of the British Museum_

## Image File

[![Cartouche of Khyan](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6358.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6358.jpg)

## Image Caption

Finger-ring comprising a green-blue glazed steatite scarab (clypeus marked, humeral callosities present, feathered legs, pierced longitudinally, base inscribed with a cartouche of Khyan with epithets enclosed within a continuous spiral border, pierced longitudinally) in a [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) mount. (British Museum, London)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2017, February 15). Cartouche of Khyan. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6358/cartouche-of-khyan/>
### Chicago
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Cartouche of Khyan." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 15, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6358/cartouche-of-khyan/>.
### MLA
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Cartouche of Khyan." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Feb 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6358/cartouche-of-khyan/>.

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© Trustees of the [British Museum](http://www.britishmuseum.org/). Republished under the British Museum [Standard Terms of Use](http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_this_site/terms_of_use.aspx) for non-profit educational purposes. [Original image](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?partid=1&assetid=1613068266&objectid=137586) by [**The Trustees of the British Museum**](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?partid=1&assetid=1613068266&objectid=137586). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 15 February 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

