Harvard Art Museums > 1960.640: Scarab Seal Seals Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Scarab Seal , 1960.640,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/290491. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.640 Title Scarab Seal Classification Seals Work Type seal Date 8th-4th century BCE Period Late Period Culture Egyptian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/290491 Physical Descriptions Medium Glazed grayish-tan steatite Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.640 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Slightly lustrous surface; six hieroglyphic symbols on underside; beetle's carapace has transverse line intersected by vertical line separating the wing covers; a longitudinal perforation runs through beetle's body under tail and head. Publication History Fogg Art Museum, The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities, A Special Exhibition, exh. cat., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1961), p. 43, no. 391. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
