The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 10, 2026

A turquoise faience scarab, shaped like an oval beetle, features a bright blue glaze with a pitted surface. The head shows tan and dark brown wear, while a horizontal groove separates the upper body from the wing cases. These cases are divided by a vertical line down the center, and small indentations on the sides represent legs. The object is centered against a dark, blurred background.

Scarab

1350–1296 BCE

Egypt, New Kingdom , Dynasty 18

(1540–1069 BCE)
turquoise faience
Overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Gift of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt 1915.523
Location: Not on view
  • Possibly el-Haraga, locus NH
  • Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 297; Mentioned: p. 297-298
  • {{cite web|title=Scarab|url=false|author=|year=1350–1296 BCE|access-date=10 September 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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