Scaraboid
743–653 B.C.
FindspotMeroe, Beg. West, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueStone, quartz
DimensionsOverall: 0.4 x 0.8 x 1.1cm (3/16 x 5/16 x 7/16in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-3-855
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. West, W541 burial. 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
about 1700–1550 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
664–525 B.C.
750–250 B.C.
750–250 B.C.
750–250 B.C.