Rhinoceros beetle box
Object type: Box, rhinoceros beetle
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Ptolemaic Period
Date: 664–30 B.C.
Medium: Cupreous metal
Dimensions: h. 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in); l. 7 cm (2 3/4 in); w. 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession year: 1926
Tags: Insects