on May 17, 2017
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| Height | 4.5 cm | | Length | 11.5 cm | | Width | 8 cm | The most common of sizes for scarabs is from 6mm to 4 cm (length) and most are probably between 1 cm and 2 cm long
Larger scarabs were made from time to time for particular purposes (such as the commemorative scarabs of Amenhotep III)
Heart scarabs (typically 5 cm to 9 cm long, made of dark hardstone and not pierced for suspension) were made for a specific funerary purpose and should be considered separately
The most common stone used for scarabs was a form of steatite, a soft stone which becomes hard when fired (forming enstatite)
These were large (mostly between 3.5 cm and 10 cm long) and made of steatite
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