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Scarab

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Stone
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .05 Length: .035 W.
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.998
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionGrayish white stone with bluish gray spots; incised parallel lines on the back; lower face flat and plain; edges nicked; no hole.
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.