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Hematite scarab
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
2323–2150 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Abydos
Medium/Technique
Hematite
Dimensions
Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number03.1835
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
ProvenanceFrom Abydos. 1903: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt, received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund. (Accession Date: January 1, 1903)