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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Scarab
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Scarab

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodMiddle Kingdom
Date1980-1760 BCE
MediumGlazed quartz
Credit LineEgyptian Purchase Fund
Dimensions13/16 x 9/16 in. (2.1 x 1.4 cm)
Object number2008.001.015
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, 2008 - Present
Published ReferencesSotheby's New York, Antiquities (December 5, 2007), 142, lot 117.
MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2008.
ProvenanceEx coll. Natacha Rambova (1897-1966), California. Ex coll. Professor Donald P. Hansen (1932-2007), New York, New York. Purchased by MCCM from Sotheby's New York, December 5, 2007, lot 117 (part).
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art