Scarab
Scarab

Currently not on view

Scarab,

1400–1390 BCE

Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Thutmose IV, ca. 1550–1070 BCE
y1931-42

Information

Title
Scarab
Dates

1400–1390 BCE

Medium
Faience, glazed blue
Dimensions
1.1 x 1.7 x 0.7 cm (7/16 x 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William C. Hayes, Class of 1924
Object Number
y1931-42
Place Made

Thebes

Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Period
Eighteenth Dynasty
Type
amulets, scarabs
Materials
glaze, faience
Subject
hieroglyphics, kings (people), cartouches

Given by W.C. Hayes in 1931

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