Scarab-shaped Seal
Scarab-shaped Seal
Place of OriginEgypt
DateProbably early XVIIIth Dynasty, around 1500 BCE
DimensionsH: 7/16 in. (1.1 cm); W: 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Depth: 3/16 in. (0.5 cm)
MediumFaience.
ClassificationJewelry
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Caroline Ransom Williams
Object number
1927.77
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- Decorative Arts
12th-18th Dynasty
12th Dynasty or Hyksos Period
12th-18th Dynasty
Probably not earlier than 19th Dynasty
20th Dynasty (1186-1070 BCE) or later
16th to 18th Dynasty
Possibly Hyksos, shortly before 1580 BCE
18th Dynasty, about 1400 BCE
Hyksos, 17th-16th century BCE
19th Dynasty or later
Probably 18th Dynasty, about 1400 BCE
19th Dynasty, 1292-1225 BCE
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