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Scarab
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Steatite
Dimensions
Height x width x length: 0.7 x 0.8 x 1 cm (1/4 x 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number67.1120
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionSmall, steatite scarab, glazed lost, with a naturalistic back type and an animal (lion or baboon?) incised on the base.
ProvenanceBy 1967: Horace L. Mayer (d. 1968) collection; given to the MFA by Horace L. Mayer December 1, 1967.