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Scarab with figure of Ptah
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1539–1075 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width x length: 1 x 1.5 x 2 cm (3/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number67.1110
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionGreen faience scarab with a base depicting the god Ptah enthroned, with a pair of ba birds before him on a djed pillar.
ProvenanceBy 1967: Horace L. Mayer (d. 1968) collection; given to the MFA by Horace L. Mayer December 1, 1967.