Scarab
sculptor
Unknown
Date1479 BCE - 1070 BCE
Place MadeEgypt, Ancient & Byzantine World-Africa
MediumStone
Dimensions5/8 x 1/2 x 3/8 in. (1.6 x 1.2 x 1 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU18e103
eMuseum ID724727
EmbARK ObjectID12434
Previous Number1F18w22-s (I&N)
TMS Source ID1557
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesJoyce L. Haynes. "The Sacred Beetle." Fenway Court (1973), pp. 30-34, figs. 3-4. (as Egyptian, XVIII Dynasty)
MarksNotesIncised (bottom): neter nefer [in hieroglyphs, "The Good God"], Menkheperre [in hieroglyphs, prenomen of Thuthomosis III]
ProvenanceNotesGift from philospher Matthew Stewart Prichard (1865-1936) to Isabella Stewart Gardner before 1919.
