Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab depicting a rearing ibex Asasif
Description
Scarab, rearing ibex. Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 17–18, ca. 1786–1482 B.C. Green glazed steatite. L. 1.5 × W. 3.4 × H. 2.3 cm (1.5 × 3.4 × 2.3 cm). From: Tomb CC 37, Burial 59, Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Carnarvon excavations, 1911. Subject: Ibex. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.
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Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116235313 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.539 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547597 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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