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Scarab
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 20
Medium/Technique
Faience, amethyst
Dimensions
Diameter bead: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Diameter and length pendant: 0.3 x 0.8 cm (1/8 x 5/16 in.)
Diameter and length pendant: 0.3 x 0.8 cm (1/8 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13-2-267
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionThese are one amethyst ball bead and one faience pendant bead with an incised line pattern.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 20. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.