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Scarab
Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21-Dynasty 25
1070–660 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Menkaura Pyramid Temple, room J1
Medium/Technique
Glazed steatite
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .014 Length: .001 W.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.960
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionPottery; greenish blue and glaze; incised beetle between ankh signs, hieroglyphs
on lower face; hole lengthwise; good condition.
on lower face; 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)