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<em>Small Scarab Seal</em>, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Glass, 1/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in. (0.7 x 0.9 x 1.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.509E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1515_35.1517_37.509E_NegID_35.1515GRPA_print_bw.jpg)
Small Scarab Seal, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Glass, 1/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in. (0.7 x 0.9 x 1.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.509E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1515_35.1517_37.509E_NegID_35.1515GRPA_print_bw.jpg)
<em>Small Scarab Seal</em>, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Glass, 1/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in. (0.7 x 0.9 x 1.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.509E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.509E_NegID_35.1515GRPA_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

Small Scarab Seal, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Glass, 1/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in. (0.7 x 0.9 x 1.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.509E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.509E_NegID_35.1515GRPA_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

<em>Small Scarab Seal</em>, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Glass, 1/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in. (0.7 x 0.9 x 1.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.509E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.509E_NegID_35.1515GRPC_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

Small Scarab Seal, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Glass, 1/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in. (0.7 x 0.9 x 1.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.509E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.509E_NegID_35.1515GRPC_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

<em>Small Scarab Seal</em>, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Glass, 1/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in. (0.7 x 0.9 x 1.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.509E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.509E_NegID_35.1515GRPB_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

Small Scarab Seal, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Glass, 1/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in. (0.7 x 0.9 x 1.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.509E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.509E_NegID_35.1515GRPB_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

<em>Small Scarab Seal</em>, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Glass, 1/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in. (0.7 x 0.9 x 1.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.509E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1515_35.1517_37.509E_NegID_35.1515GRPA_print_bw.jpg)

Small Scarab Seal, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Glass, 1/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in. (0.7 x 0.9 x 1.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.509E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1515_35.1517_37.509E_NegID_35.1515GRPA_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Small Scarab Seal</em>, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Glass, 1/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in. (0.7 x 0.9 x 1.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.509E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1515_35.1517_37.509E_NegID_35.1515GRPC_print_bw.jpg)

Small Scarab Seal, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Glass, 1/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in. (0.7 x 0.9 x 1.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.509E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1515_35.1517_37.509E_NegID_35.1515GRPC_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Small Scarab Seal</em>, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Glass, 1/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in. (0.7 x 0.9 x 1.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.509E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1515_35.1517_37.509E_NegID_35.1515GRPB_print_bw.jpg)

Small Scarab Seal, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Glass, 1/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in. (0.7 x 0.9 x 1.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.509E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1515_35.1517_37.509E_NegID_35.1515GRPB_print_bw.jpg)

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Small Scarab Seal

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Glass
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY Dynasty 18
    PERIOD New Kingdom
    DIMENSIONS 1/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in. (0.7 x 0.9 x 1.2 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.509E
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Dark blue, engraved with a design of a papyrus plant, or possibly a stylized lotus.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Small Scarab Seal, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Glass, 1/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in. (0.7 x 0.9 x 1.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.509E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1515_35.1517_37.509E_NegID_35.1515GRPA_print_bw.jpg)
    IMAGE group, CUR.35.1515_35.1517_37.509E_NegID_35.1515GRPA_print_bw.jpg., 2016
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    <em>Small Scarab Seal</em>, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Glass, 1/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in. (0.7 x 0.9 x 1.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.509E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1515_35.1517_37.509E_NegID_35.1515GRPA_print_bw.jpg)

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    seal
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    New Kingdom
    Egypt
    New York Historic Society Collection
    Egyptian
    Sealing

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    scarab
    seal
    glass
    New Kingdom
    Egypt
    New York Historic Society Collection
    Egyptian
    Sealing

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