Scarab
664–332 B.C.
FindspotTell Nabasha, Egypt
Medium/TechniquePorphyritic volcanic rock
DimensionsOverall: 3.4 x 4.7 cm (1 5/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number87.671.31
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Tell Nabasha, Tomb 23, body A. 1886, excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; presented to the MFA at EEF fifth annual general meeting; sent over June 1, 1887. (Accession date: January 1, 1887)
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
about 525 B.C.
Late 4th–early 3rd century B.C.
2nd or 1st century B.C.