ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art
Scarab
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionscarabs (carvings)
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 - PresentPublished 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 viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
1980-1760 BCE
1939-1539 BCE
1980-1760 BCE
1425-1077 BCE
1539-1077 BCE
1539-1077 BCE
1539-1077 BCE
1514-1494 BCE
1279-1077 BCE
1539-1077 BCE