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Scarab
Nubian
Third Intermediate Period-Late Period, Dynasty 25-Dynasty 26
760-525 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. West, W671
Medium/Technique
Steatite
Dimensions
Overall: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.860
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionFaded glaze. Set in silver band. Inscribed Kha-Kheper-(Ra?) (Sesostris II) and other signs. Band corroded. Pierced and mounted. Beetle between nefer signs surmounted by sun disks, unclear signs above.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. West, W671. March 6, 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.