Scarab: Scarab Beetle with Hieroglyphs (wedjat eyes, nfr-signs, nbw-sign)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Africa

Artist

Ancient Egyptian

Title

Scarab: Scarab Beetle with Hieroglyphs (wedjat eyes, nfr-signs, nbw-sign)

Place

Egypt (Object made in)

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2160 BCE–1773 BCE

Medium

Steatite, gold

Dimensions

1.3 × 1 × 0.5 cm (1/2 × 3/8 × 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson

Reference Number

1894.1745

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