Head Saraboid Inscribed with Hieroglyphs

Late Period ?

664–400 BC

Not on view

Depictions of Black African heads according to Greek tradition decorate scaraboids that are characteristic products of the scarab workshops of Naukratis (Dynasty 26). The hieroglyphs incised on the underside, however, are damaged and not prevalent on Naukratis scarabs: a vulture may form the name of the vulture goddess Mut, while the other hieroglyphs do not seem to form an inscription.

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Title: Head Saraboid Inscribed with Hieroglyphs
Period: Late Period ?
Dynasty: Dynasty 26 ?
Date: 664–400 BC
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Red glass ?
Dimensions: l. 1.7 cm (11/16 in.) × w. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Object Number: 10.130.1581
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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