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Scarab
Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21-Dynasty 25
1070–660 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza
Medium/Technique
Glazed steatite
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .013 Length: .01 W.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.959
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionPottery; green glaze; incised hieroglyphs on lower face: recumbent sphinx, horned viper, djed-pillar and bAs-vase; hole lengthwise; good condition.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura Pyramid Temple, communal burial in room J1 (= pillared hall 27), between pillar 1 and north wall. 1907: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition (found by M. Kh.); assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
(Accession date: March 2, 1911)
(Accession date: March 2, 1911)