Scarab with a Fish and Plants
Unknown
ca. 1550–1295 B.C. · Glazed steatite · Egyptian Art
A Nile tilapia decorates the underside of this scarab. A lotus flower, a lotus bud and a lotus leaf emerge from its mouth and chevrons fill the empty spaces between the stems. The river is also represented by a clump of papyrus and two wavy water lines.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1550–1295 B.C.
- Medium
- Glazed steatite
- Department
- Egyptian Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
