Scarab with Hieroglyphs

Unknown

ca. 664–525 B.C. · Egyptian Blue · Egyptian Art

The underside of the scarab is inscribed with hieroglyphs that do not seem to form an inscription.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 664–525 B.C.

Medium

Egyptian Blue

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1905