Hematite scarab
2323–2150 B.C.
Object PlaceAbydos, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueHematite
DimensionsOverall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number03.1835
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Abydos. 1903: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt, received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund. (Accession Date: January 1, 1903)
380–332 B.C.
1070–332 B.C.
2061–1783 B.C.
332–50 B.C.
3rd century B.C., 305–200 B.C.
650–600 B.C.
650–600 B.C.
2465–2323 B.C.
760–332 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.