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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Scarab with Lightly Incised Legs: Engraved with a Sphinx Walking in Profile, its Front Legs Clad with a Pleated Kilt, with an Ankh in the Field and Line Border
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Scarab with Lightly Incised Legs: Engraved with a Sphinx Walking in Profile, its Front Legs Clad with a Pleated Kilt, with an Ankh in the Field and Line Border

CulturePhoenician
PeriodIron Age II
Date8th-7th Century BCE
MediumChalcedony (?)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions1/2 x 3/8 x 1/4 in. (1.3 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm)
Object number2012.032.067
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased February 16, 1992, probably from Joel Malter (1931-2006) [Joel L. Malter & Co., Inc.], Los Angeles, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art