Scarab with Tilapia Fish
Object type: Scarab, Tilapia Fish
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Medium: Jasper (red)
Dimensions: L. 1.4 cm (9/16 in); w. 1.2 cm (1/2 in); h. 0.7 cm (1/4 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Locale: Tomb CC 37
Locus: Pit D, Burial 52
Excavation: Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1911
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession year: 1926
Tags: Fish|Scarabs