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Scarab
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 19-Dynasty 20
1295-1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Street 7400, tomb 7420
Medium/Technique
Glazed steatite
Dimensions
Length x width x height: 1.8 x 1.4 x 1 cm (11/16 x 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number25.1780
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionScarab with much of the blue glaze worn away. The base is incised with a figural scene depicting a standing falcon-headed figure with sun disk above his head holding a scepter, fronted by a large crowned uraeus cobra who faces away. The scarab is pierced for suspension.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Street 7400, tomb 7420. 1925: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.