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Faience scarab; blue glaze, incised design, bored through length. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_24-11-708
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Scarabs and scaraboids
  • Findspot
    [Avenue G 1], debris from [boat pit] [N] of subsidiary pyramid G I-b (G I-a boat pit)
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Height: 1.3 cm Width: 2.05 cm Length: 2.8 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 24.2574
  • Period
    New Kingdom, Dynasty 19
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/20/1924
  • Remarks
    Provenance originally recorded in OR incorrect; boat pit N of subsidiary pyramid G I-b, thus S of subsidiary pyramid G I-a (G I-a boat pit), was excavated end of November 1924
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

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