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ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Naturalistic Scarab

AAT Object Form/Functionscarabs (carvings)

CultureEgyptian

PeriodLate Period

Date722-332 BCE

MediumGreywacke

Credit LineEgyptian Purchase Fund

Dimensions3/4 x 3/8 in. (1.9 x 1 cm)

Object number2008.001.021

Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, June 26, 2015 - 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

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