Scarab
664–332 B.C.
FindspotTell Nabasha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueVolcanic rock
DimensionsOverall: 1.3 x 2 cm (1/2 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number87.671.32
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.
2nd or 1st century B.C.