Scarab
Scarab
Scarab
Scarab

Currently not on view

Scarab,

1550–30 BCE

Egyptian, or possibly Canaanite?
New Kingdom to Ptolemaic, ca. 1550–1070 BCE
y498

Information

Title
Scarab
Dates

1550–30 BCE

Medium
Faience, green/blue glaze is worn off
Dimensions
3.1 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm (1 1/4 x 15/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Prime Collection
Object Number
y498
Inscription
Bottom inscribed with two cartouches
Culture
Egyptian (ancient), Canaanite
Period
New Kingdom, Ptolemaic
Type
amulets, scarabs
Materials
faience
Subject
cartouches, hieroglyphics

Originally belonged to the collection of Mr. Prime; part of the Old Collection

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