Scarab
593–510 B.C.
FindspotMeroe, Beg. West, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueSerpentine
DimensionsOverall: 1.3cm (1/2in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-3-208
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. West, W477. March, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
760–332 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
404–396 B.C.
664–525 B.C.
664–525 B.C
664–525 B.C
A.D. 30–175
185–50 B.C.
690–653 B.C.