Requires Photography
Scarab
Egyptian
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .016 Length: .011 W.
Accession Number
72.3470
Medium or Technique
Stone
Not On View
Collections
Africa and Oceania, Jewelry, The Ancient World
Classifications
Stone; dark brown; incrusted; no glaze; incised details on back; incised hieroglyphics on lower face; hole lengthwise; filled by a bronze pin.
Provenance
By 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.
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way