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Stone scarab
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .01 x .012
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number87.667a-b
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionLight blue and white mottled stone; under side flat and uninscribed; split in halves.
ProvenanceFrom Tell Nabasha. 1886, excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; presented to the MFA at EEF fifth annual general meeting; sent over June 1, 1887. (Accession date: June 1, 1887)