Scarab
Scarab

Currently not on view

Scarab,

1650–332 BCE

possibly Canaanite, 3000 - 1200 BCE
Second Intermediate Period to Late Period, 15th-30th Dynasties, ca. 1640–1550 BCE
y1934-52 o

Information

Title
Scarab
Dates

1650–332 BCE

Medium
Steatite, unglazed
Dimensions
0.6 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm (3/16 x 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ario Pardee
Object Number
y1934-52 o
Culture
Egyptian (ancient), Canaanite
Period
Second Intermediate period, Late period (Egyptian)
Type
amulets, scarabs
Materials
stéatite
Subject
symbols, snakes, figures (representations), deities

Given to the Museum by Ario Pardee by 1934

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