Seal, Scarab-shaped
Seal, Scarab-shaped
Place of OriginEgypt
Date18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1400 BCE
DimensionsH: 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); W: 3/8 in. (1 cm); Depth: 5/16 in. (0.8 cm)
MediumSteatite; glazed.
ClassificationUtilitarian Objects
Credit LineGift of Henry W. Wilhelm
Object number
1927.65
Not on View
DescriptionDevice: an inscription. Back: naturalistic; division between elytra marked. Fine cutting. Pierced lengthwise.
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1400 BCE
19th Dynasty or later (1292–30 BCE)
16th–18th Dynasties (1650–1292 BCE)
12th–18th Dynasties (1991–1292 BCE)
12th Dynasty (1991–1802 BCE)
Hyksos, 17th-16th century BCE
12th–18th Dynasties (1991–1292 BCE)
Possibly Hyksos, shortly before 1580 BCE
19th Dynasty (1292–1189 BCE)
11th Dynasty (2130–1991 BCE)
19th Dynasty (1292–1189 BCE)
12th Dynasty (1991–1802 BCE), about 1849–1801 BCE
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