- Artist
- Unknown (Egyptian)
- Title
- Winged Scarab
- Date
- Ptolemaic Period (305-30 B.C.E.)
- Period
- Ptolemaic Period
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- 3 x 7 3/4 in. Overall
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Frank
- Accession No.
- 1981.135a-c
- Classification
- Ceramics
- Geography
- Egypt
Related
<span>According to antiquities dealer Johan Möger, this scarab was found in a tomb near Hatsepsut temple at Deir el Bahri, according to the dealer who sold it to him. 1969, sold by an unknown dealer to antiquities dealer [Karl] Johan Möger (Soestdijk, Netherlands) in Luxor, Egypt; 30 September-1 October 1971, sold by Johan Möger (Soestdijk, Netherlands) at Schulman Coin and Mint, Inc. auction (New York, NY), "Ancient & Primitive Art" (lot 166A) to Arthur J. and Edith Fairchild Frank; 1972, placed on long-term loan by Arthur J. and Edith Fairchild Frank at the Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]; 1981, gifted by Arthur J. and Edith Fairchild Frank to the Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]. [Last researched by Chazen staff 27 January 2021] </span>
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