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Scarab

Late Period

664–332 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

Scarab, Steatite, glazed — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Scarab, Steatite, glazed

Scarab, Steatite, glazed

Scarab, Steatite, glazed

Scarab, Steatite, glazed

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Title: Scarab

Period: Late Period

Dynasty: Dynasty 26–30

Date: 664–332 B.C.

Geography: From Egypt

Medium: Steatite, glazed

Dimensions: L. 1.3 × W. 1 × H. 0.7 cm (1/2 × 3/8 × 1/4 in.)

Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915

Accession Number: 30.8.1065

Chronology

Egypt, 1000 B.C.-1 A.D.

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