Scarab
664–332 B.C.
FindspotTell Nabasha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueObsidian or basalt
DimensionsOverall: 2.2 x 1.7 cm (7/8 x 11/16 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number87.671.51
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.
about 750–270 B.C.
760–343 B.C.
1991–1295 B.C.
664–525 B.C.