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Scarab
Egyptian
New Kingdom (?)
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Street G 7000, sebekh siftings
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Width x length: 0.7 x 1 cm (1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number26-1-870
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionThis small crude scarab is bored and has a uraeus incised on the base. Flying duck and ostrich feather on back, ostrich feather on underside.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, SStreet G 7000, sebekh siftings. 1926: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.