Scarab in a old mount with an interlocking spiral and hieroglyphic base design
1700–1550 B.C.
(not assigned)El Amar, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueSteatite
DimensionsOverall: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.)
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number03.1701
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceSaid to be from Kom-el-Ahmar. 1903: purchased for the MFA from Mohamed Mohassib, Luxor, Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe for £6. Acquired with funds from the Emily Esther Sears Fund. (Accession date: January 1, 1903)
1349–1336 B.C.
3850–3650 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
1426–1400 B.C.
1390–1353 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
about 1700–1552 B.C.
