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Scarab

Scarab

 
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Object Name: 
Scarab
Department
Ancient
Place Made: 
Egypt
Date: 
600-201 BC
Color
Opaque bright medium blue
Technique
cast and cut
Dimensions: 
Overall W: 1.4 cm, L: 1.9 cm
Accession Number: 
56.1.16
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Opaque bright medium blue, light tan weathering product in patches; cast and cut. Stylized scarab unlike the preceding wheel-cut to give basic form and design on back.
Provenance
Ross, John G., Source to 1956

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Exhibitions

Animals in Glass
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2004-11-18 through 2005-04-24
Corning Incorporated Gallery 2007-03-19 through 2007-08-25

Publications

Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1979) p. 162, #380; BIB# 29547

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