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Scarab

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Stone
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .031 Length: .022 W.
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.939
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionDull brown stone; no polish; smooth surface; back without details; lower face has incised uraei; hole lenghtwise.
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.