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Scarab
Canaanite
Middle Bronze Age IIB-early MB IIC (?)
1700-1600
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, St. G 7000 debris E of subsidiary Pyramid G I-b
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 0.8 x 1.2 x 1.6 cm (5/16 x 1/2 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.2300
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionOne white scarab, bored, with incised hieroglyphs on bottom. Ostrich feather, ankh sign and T hieroglyph between a pair of nb-baskets.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, St. G 7000 debris E of subsidiary Pyramid G I-b. 1926: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.