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Scarab

760–332 B.C.
FindspotNaukratis, Egypt
Medium/TechniquePaste
DimensionsOverall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number86.682
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis, Scarab Factory. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1886)