Scarab

Scarab

Public Domain

CultureEgyptian
Titles
  • Scarab
Date1550–30 BC
MediumCarnelian
DimensionsOverall: 5/8 × 3/8 × 5/16 in. (1.6 × 1 × 0.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number31.96
Not on view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
ProvenanceAndré Bircher (1838–1926), Cairo, by 1926 [1]; by inheritance to Mrs. F. Serveux, Cairo, 1926; purchased by Miss Annette Finnigan (1873–1940), Houston, by 1931; given to MFAH, 1931.

[1] Bircher Collection #136.

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Cylinder Seal
Cylinder Seal
No date
carnelian
37.91
Scarab
Scarab
945–720 BC
Limestone
31.77
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Scarab
1550–1292 BC
Limestone
31.78
Heart Scarab
Heart Scarab
2055–1650 BC
Black stone
31.79
Beaded Scarab
Beaded Scarab
1550–1292 BC
Stone, glass, Egyptian faience, and string
31.80
Scarab
Scarab
1650–1550 BC
Soapstone
31.86
Scarab
Scarab
5500–2700 BC
Limestone
31.87
Scarab
Scarab
1648–1550 BC
Egyptian faience
31.91
Scarab
Scarab
790–650 BC
Limestone
31.92
Scarab
Scarab
1991–1802 BC
Amethyst
31.95
Scarab Inscribed with the Throne Name of Amenhotep III
Scarab Inscribed with the Throne Name of Amenhotep III
1550–1292 BC
Steatite, glaze
31.93
Scarab
Scarab
1660–1580 BC
Limestone
31.94