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Scarab
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .030 Length: .022 W.
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1045
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionDull blackish-green stone; smooth finish; traces of polish; lower face plain; very thin; no hole; good condition.
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.