Scarab
Object type: Scarab, string
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Third Intermediate Period–Late Period
Date: ca. 1070–343 B.C
Medium: Glazed blue steatite, ancient string
Dimensions: L. 2.1 × W. 1.5 × H. 1.1 cm (13/16 × 9/16 × 7/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri
Locale: Carter Tomb 5
Excavation: Carter-Carnarvon excavations, 1909–10
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession year: 1926