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Scarab
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
1539–1295/1292 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, Room W. 105
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 1.5 x 1cm (9/16 x 3/8in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number29.1151
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionFaience. Blue-green glaze. Inscribed with name of Amen-Re over usekh collar- Very fine.
ProvenanceFrom Semna, room W. 105. 1928: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, January, 1928; 1929: assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.