Scarab
2061–1550 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueAmethyst
DimensionsWidth x length: 1.1 x 1.6 cm (7/16 x 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Goddard DuBois
Accession number47.1707
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceBetween 1900 and 1907, acquired in Egypt by Goddard Du Bois (b. 1869 – d. 1925) and Josephine Cook Du Bois (b. 1864 – d. 1961), New York; 1947, gift of Mrs. Du Bois to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 22, 1992)
1980–1630 B.C.
1980–1630 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
about the 5th century B.C., 499–400 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.