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.
2575–2465 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
4200–3250 B.
2465–2323 B.C.