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Group of Four Scarabs

New Kingdom
ca. 1550–1458 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 114

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Group of Four Scarabs
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
  • Date: ca. 1550–1458 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Courtyard CC 41, Pit 2, Burial C 1, On body, MMA excavations, 1915–16
  • Medium: Faience, Paste
  • Dimensions: a: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
    b: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
    c: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
    d: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1916
  • Object Number: 16.10.393a–d
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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