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Scarab of Amenirdis
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 25
760–660 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Pale green faience
Dimensions
Height x width x length: 0.5 x 0.9 x 1.5 cm (3/16 x 3/8 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Peter Lacovara in memory of Dows Dunham
Accession Number1988.338
OUT ON LOAN
On display at Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, since November 30, 1998
On display at Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, since November 30, 1998
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionThe scarab is inscribed on the underside for the "god's wife of Amen," Amenirdis.
ProvenanceBy 1988: Peter Lacovara, Brookline, Mass.; 1988: given to the MFA by Peter Lacovara.