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

Scarab with Hathor Fetish

AAT Object Form/Functionscarabs (carvings)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
CultureEgyptian
PeriodNew Kingdom or later
Dateafter 1539 BCE
MediumGlazed steatite
Credit LineEgyptian Purchase Fund
Dimensions3/4 x 9/16 in. (1.9 x 1.4 cm)
Object number2008.001.025
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
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art