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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Scarab with Decorative Hieroglyphs and Cartouche
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Scarab with Decorative Hieroglyphs and Cartouche

AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionscarabs (carvings)
AAT Object Form/Functionseals (artifacts)
Place ExcavatedJericho, Palestine, Asia
CultureCanaanite
PeriodMiddle Bronze Age II
Date1800-1600 BCE
MediumSteatite
Credit LineJericho Excavations, 1952-1958
Dimensions11/16 x 1/2 in. (1.7 x 1.3 cm)
Object number1956.084
Label TextScarab seals were imported as ell as locally produced at Jericho. The use of the scarab shape for seals and amulets reflects trade and close connections with Egypt. Through some of the seals note the names of "Hyksos" kings and officials, most examples were decorated with geometric designs and meaningless, false hieroglyphs.
Exhibition HistoryA Preview of the Collections, Schatten Gallery, February 15 - April 4, 1982
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - February 12, 2018
Published ReferencesKathleen Kenyon, Excavations at Jericho I (London: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem, 1960), 303, 580-655, figure 287.9.
Emory Univeristy Museum of Art and Archaeology: A Preview of the Collections (Atlanta: The Museum, 1982), 8.
ProvenanceExcavated by Kathleen Kenyon (1906-1978), Jericho, Palestine.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art