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Nine scarabs
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .021 Length: .016 W.
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.3821
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionFaience; pale yellow brown; no glaze; no incised details on back; incised decoration on lower face; hole lengthwise; some black incrustation; surface worn and scratched.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.