Scarab
664–332 B.C.
FindspotTell Nabasha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueBlack and white mottled stone
DimensionsOverall: 1.3 x 2 cm (1/2 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number87.671.49
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)
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
570–526 B.C.
16th century B.C.
550–331 B.C.
750 B.C.–A.D. 339
Raphael Soyer
664–332 B.C.
300 B.C.–A.D. 300
1595–1157 B.C.
1894–1595 B.C.