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Sacred and Secular Scarabaei

Artist/Maker
Daten.d.
MediumPorphyry, lapis lazuli, malachite, and opalescent stone with hieroglyphics
DimensionsOverall (A): 5/16 × 11/16 × 7/8 in. (0.7 × 1.7 × 2.2 cm)
Overall (B): 3/16 × 11/16 × 1/2 in. (0.5 × 1.7 × 1.3 cm)
Overall (C): 1/4 × 7/16 × 9/16 in. (0.6 × 1.1 × 1.4 cm)
Overall (D): 1/2 × 3/8 × 3/16 in. (1.3 × 1 × 0.5 cm)
Overall (E): 1/4 × 3/8 × 1/2 in. (0.7 × 1 × 1.3 cm)
Overall (F): 1/4 × 3/16 × 3/16 in. (0.7 × 0.5 × 0.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Charles F. and Abigail L. Olney
Object number1904.1000A-F
Status
On view
ProvenanceCharles F. Olney [1831-1903], Cleveland, OH; by inheritance 1903 to Abigail L. Olney [d. 1904], Cleveland, OH; by bequest 1904 to Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH; by transfer 1917 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Egyptian Funeral Objects (Student Exhibition)
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH ( 1967 - 1967 )
Only Olney
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (April 21, 1981 - August 1, 1981 )
Collections
  • On View
  • Asian
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