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Scarab with a Bat head flanked by two uraeus cobras on the base
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1070 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Steatite
Dimensions
Length x width: 1.2 x 1.9 cm (1/2 x 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.3375
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionBlue green; color worn to light brown on back; incised details on back; incised hieroglyphics on lower face; hole lengthwise.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.
(Accession Date: June 28, 1872)
(Accession Date: June 28, 1872)