ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Scarab with Decorative Hieroglyphs and Patterns
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionseals (artifacts)
AAT Object Form/Functionscarabs (carvings)
Place ExcavatedJericho, Palestine, Asia
CultureCanaanite
PeriodMiddle Bronze Age II
Date1800-1600 BCE
MediumSteatite
Credit LineJericho Excavations, 1952-1958
Dimensions3/4 x 1/4 in. (1.9 x 0.6 cm)
Object number1956.095
Label TextScarab seals were imported as well as locally produced at Jericho. The use of the scarab shape for seals and amulets reflects trade and close connections with Egypt. Though 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
Published ReferencesKathleen Kenyon, Excavations at Jericho II (London: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem, 1965), 303, 608, figure 287.5.
ProvenanceExcavated by Kathleen Kenyon (1906-1978), Jericho, Palestine.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
1800-1600 BCE
1800-1600 BCE
1800-1600 BCE
1800-1600 BCE
1800-1600 BCE
1800-1600 BCE
7th Century BCE
1800-1600 BCE
1st Century CE
2900-2350 BCE
