Scarab
Egyptian
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .041 Length: .035 W.
Accession Number
72.3071
Medium or Technique
Faience
Not On View
Collections
Africa and Oceania, Jewelry, The Ancient World
Classifications
Faience; dull greenish-gray; strong glaze; incised parallel lines on back; cross ribs and ring on lower face; four holes in edge; good condition.
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