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Scarab bead
Scarab bead
Datec. 600-570 B.C.E.
MediumBone or limestone
DimensionsOverall: 7/16 × 5/16 × 1/4 in. (1.1 × 0.7 × 0.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of William C. Winslow, Class of 1862
Object number1943.154
On view
DescriptionTiny white (stone or bone?) scarab, pierced lengthwise. Inscription on base.
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Photo by John Bentham.
Scarab bead
Date: c. 600-570 B.C.E.
Medium: Faience
Object number: 1943.153
Photo by John Bentham.
Scarab bead
Date: c. 600-570 B.C.E.
Medium: Probably steatite
Object number: 1943.188
Photo by John Bentham.
Scarab bead
Date: c. 600-570 B.C.E.
Medium: Faience
Object number: 1943.189
Photo by John Bentham.
Scarab bead
Date: c. 600-570 B.C.E.
Medium: Probably steatite
Object number: 1943.187
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Shabti Overseer of Hor-si-ast
Date: c. 1186-1070 B.C.E.
Medium: Limestone with wash
Object number: 1943.59
Image Not Available for Bone Arrow
Bone Arrow
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood, bone or antler, and feather, bound with sinew
Object number: 1984.515
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Scarab
Date: c. 600-570 B.C.E.
Medium: Probably steatite, gold
Object number: 1943.29
Photo by John Bentham.
Scarab
Date: before 300 B.C.E.
Medium: Jadeite
Object number: 1943.186
Image Not Available for Fragment of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Fragment of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Date: late 27th-mid 26th century B.C.E.
Medium: Limestone
Object number: 2015.6.61
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Fragment from a statue of the Buddha
Unknown artist, Chinese
Date: early 7th-10th century C.E.
Medium: Limestone
Object number: 1991.234
Photo by John Bentham.
Mold for producing scarabs
Date: c. 600-570 B.C.E.
Medium: Terracotta
Object number: 1943.146.1
Photo by John Bentham.
Mold for producing scarabs
Date: c. 600-570 B.C.E.
Medium: Terracotta
Object number: 1943.146.2