Scarab-shaped Seal
Scarab-shaped Seal
Place of OriginEgypt
Date18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 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
Not on View
DescriptionDevice: rope pattern. Back: conventionalized, division between elytra unmarked. Modeling, good. Pierced lengthwise. Unbroken; glaze gone light brown to white.
12th–18th Dynasties (1991–1292 BCE)
12th Dynasty (1991–1802 BCE)
12th–18th Dynasties (1991–1292 BCE)
19th Dynasty (1292–1189 BCE)
20th Dynasty or later (1189–1077 BCE)
16th–18th Dynasties (1650–1292 BCE)
Possibly Hyksos, shortly before 1580 BCE
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1400 BCE
Hyksos, 17th-16th century BCE
19th Dynasty or later (1292–30 BCE)
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1400 BCE
19th Dynasty (1292–1189 BCE)
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