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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Scaraboid with Egyptian Symbols
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Scaraboid with Egyptian Symbols

AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functionscaraboids
CulturePhoenician
Date6th Century BCE (?)
MediumChalcedony
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions1/2 x 3/8 x 1/4 in. (1.3 x 1 x 0.6 cm)
Object number2008.030.010
Exhibition HistoryMonsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired from Frank Sternberg AG, Zurich, Switzerland, October 30, 1995.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art