Scarab-shaped Seal
Scarab-shaped Seal
Place of OriginEgypt
Date19th Dynasty (1292–1189 BCE)
DimensionsH: 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); W: 3/8 in. (1 cm); Depth: 5/16 in. (0.8 cm)
MediumFaience.
ClassificationJewelry
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Caroline Ransom Williams
Object number
1927.78
Not on View
DescriptionDevice: king adoring obelisk; basket below. Back: naturalistic; division between elytra marked. Modeling, fair. Pierced lengthwise. Glaze gone cream color to white.
19th Dynasty or later (1292–30 BCE)
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1500 BCE
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1400 BCE
20th Dynasty or later (1189–1077 BCE)
Hyksos, 17th-16th century BCE
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1400 BCE
12th–18th Dynasties (1991–1292 BCE)
16th–18th Dynasties (1650–1292 BCE)
12th–18th Dynasties (1991–1292 BCE)
12th Dynasty (1991–1802 BCE)
Possibly Hyksos, shortly before 1580 BCE
19th Dynasty (1292–1189 BCE)
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