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Faience scarab

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: street G 7000, G 7214, avenue G 0, G 7710, street G 7300, street G 7500, street G 7100, G 7809, avenue G 2, G 7637, street G 7400, avenue G 1, G I-a boat pit, street G 7200, G 7525, G 7112, G 7110-7120, G 7510, G 7632

Faience scarab; white, incised design, bored. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_24-11-82
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Scarabs and scaraboids
  • Findspot
    [Street G 7000], debris E of subsidiary pyramid G I-b
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Height: .8 cm Width: 1.225 cm Length: 1.65 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 24.2300
  • Period
    Middle Bronze Age IIB - Early Middle Bronze Age IIC ?
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/03/1924
  • Notes
    Middle Bronze Age IIB - early Middle Bronze Age IIC (?) 1700-1600 BCE
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

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