Scarab Base with Incised Lion and Cobra
Object type: Scarab, lion, uraeus, spiral
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Late Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 26
Date: 664–525 B.C.
Medium: Green glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.5 × W. 1.2 × H. 0.4 cm (9/16 × 1/2 × 3/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri
Locale: Tomb of Khety (TT 311, MMA 508)
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1922–23
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1926
Accession year: 1926
Tags: Lions|Snakes