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Scarab

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Stone
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .06 Length: .04 W.
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.988
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionGreen stone, mottled with light green specks; smooth back with incised details; lower face flat and plain; edges nicked; no hole; lower face is rough and worn.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.