Scarab
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueMud
DimensionsOverall: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.1763
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, KII mud. 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
A.D. 134–140
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
90 B.C.–A.D. 40
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
1700–1550 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.