Scarab-shaped Seal
Scarab-shaped Seal
Place of OriginEgypt
DateProbably not earlier than 19th Dynasty
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
Probably early XVIIIth Dynasty, around 1500 BCE
18th Dynasty, about 1400 BCE
20th Dynasty (1186-1070 BCE) or later
Hyksos, 17th-16th century BCE
Probably 18th Dynasty, about 1400 BCE
Possibly Hyksos, shortly before 1580 BCE
12th-18th Dynasty
16th to 18th Dynasty
12th-18th Dynasty
12th Dynasty or Hyksos Period
19th Dynasty, 1292-1225 BCE
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