ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art
Egyptianizing Scarab
AAT Object Form/Functionscarabs (carvings)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
MediumRed jasper
Credit LineEgyptian Purchase Fund
Dimensions7/8 x 9/16 in. (2.2 x 1.4 cm)
Object number2008.001.017
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
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
1st Century CE
1279-1213 BCE
6th-5th Century BCE
2nd Century CE
mid 2nd Century CE
late 2nd-early 3rd Century CE
2nd Century CE
ca. 175 - 178 CE
ca. 161-164 CE
2nd Century CE
2nd Century CE
2nd Century CE