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Scaraboid with an uninscribed base
Scaraboid with an uninscribed base

Scaraboid with an uninscribed base

1700–1550 B.C.
FindspotSemna, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueRock crystal
DimensionsOverall: 0.7 x 0.9 cm (1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.1581
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFindspot Information: From Semna, S 523 [Excav. date] March 1924
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
Necklace
568–542 B.C.
Blue-glazed quartz beads
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Group shot: 33.1162.1-2
2465–2323 B.C.
Straight sided cup
2625–2500 B.C.
Eye inlay
2575–2465 B.C.
Stamp seal
A.D. 226–651
Unfinished cylinder seal
2334–2154 B.C.