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Scarab

Egyptian
Roman Imperial Period
30 B.C.–364 A.D.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Menkaura Pyramid Temple, room J1

Medium/Technique Steatite
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .013 Length: .09 W.
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.1000
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DescriptionSteatite; dark green; glazed; incised hieroglyphics; base mended.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura Pyramid Temple, room J1 (pillared hall 27), lot c. 1907: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.

(Accession date: Marrch 2, 1911)