Scarab inscribed with the name of Unis

Late Period
ca. 664–525 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Scarab inscribed with the name of Unis
  • Period: Late Period
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 26
  • Date: ca. 664–525 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium: Steatite, traces of glaze
  • Dimensions: L. 1.3 × W. 0.8 × H. 0.6 cm (1/2 × 5/16 × 1/4 in.)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Darius Ogden Mills, 1904
  • Object Number: 04.2.264
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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