Scarab
Scarab
Scarab
Scarab

Currently not on view

Scarab,

1400–1250 BCE

Egyptian
New Kingdom late 18th Dynasty, possibly into 19th Dynasty, ca. 1550–1070 BCE
y1954-86

Information

Title
Scarab
Dates

1400–1250 BCE

Medium
Faience with blue glaze
Dimensions
1.2 x 1.0 x 0.5 cm (1/2 x 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanor Bowman
Object Number
y1954-86
Place Made

Egypt

Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Period
New Kingdom
Type
amulets, scarabs
Materials
glaze, faience
Subject
ankhs, hieroglyphics

Acquired by Eleanor Bowman at an unknown date from an unknown source; given to the Museum in 1954 by Bowman.

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