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Scarab
Canaanite
Early Middle Bronze Age IIB
1700-1640
Findspot: Sudan (Nubia), Meroe, S155
Medium/Technique
Steatite
Dimensions
Overall: 0.8 x 1.1 x 1.7 cm (5/16 x 7/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12194
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionScarab bead; hole lengthwise; inscription on bottom. Glaze entirely gone. Djed-pillar surrounded by a border of oblong linked scrolls
ProvenanceFrom Meroe: S155. 1921: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.