ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Scarab with Two Opposing Standing Figures Flanking a Palm Tree
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functionscarabs (carvings)
AAT Object Techniqueengraving (action)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
PeriodIron Age II
Date10th-9th Century BCE
MediumChalcedony
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions5/8 x 3/8 x 5/16 in. (1.5 x 1 x 0.9 cm)
Object number2012.032.097
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
ca. 500 BCE
