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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Scarab: on the Base: Lion, Bull, and Snake
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Scarab: on the Base: Lion, Bull, and Snake

Place CreatedSyria, Asia
PeriodEarly Bronze Age
Date2700-2200 BCE
MediumHematite
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions11/16 x 9/16 x 1/2 in. (1.7 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm)
Object number2008.030.008
Published ReferencesHans Henning von der Osten, Ancient Oriental Seals in the Collection of Mr. Edward T. Newell (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1934), 72, plate XXXIII, number 538.
ProvenanceEx coll. Edward T. Newell (1886-1941), New York, by 1934. Ex coll. Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Ex coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art