Scarab Inscribed with a Baboon

Unknown

664–332 B.C. · Hematite · Egyptian Art

Scarab Inscribed with a Baboon — Unknown

This scarab is inscribed with a baboon seated on a basket and holding an ankh hieroglyph. This device is a reference to the god Thoth.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 664–332 B.C.
Medium: Hematite
Department: Egyptian Art
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926

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