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Double scarab
Nubian
Third Intermediate Period-Late Period, Dynasty 25-Dynasty 26
760-525 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, El-Kurru
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 1.2 x 1.1 cm (1/2 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.930
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionTwin scarabs joined together, each with "Ankh" sign flanked by small dots (sun disks?). Broken and incomplete. Pierced.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 51 (tomb of an unidentified queen of Piankhy). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.