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Compared aspect: Two scarabs: one from a tomb at Lisht, one "from Canaan"; the same form, two kinds of record

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Scarab amulet from Lisht

Material
Blue-green glazed faience
Dimensions
l. 1 cm (3/8 in)
Date as given by the source
ca. 1981-1640 BCE
Record number
33.1.50
Held by
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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Scarab amulet from Lisht

A one-centimetre amulet of glazed faience found in the debris of a tomb at Lisht South. The record documents an exact findspot and a display in Gallery 109; what it lacks is an open photograph.

Oval steatite seal base engraved with a crocodile-headed figure holding a flower
Photograph of the object Base of a scarab seal from Canaan, ca. 1640-1550 BCE, with a crocodile-headed figure. Glazed steatite museum comparison; The Met, 10.130.398. No specific findspot is stated.The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 10.130.398 · Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910 · CC0 · Source · CC0 1.0

Scarab with a crocodile-headed figure

A small seal-amulet of glazed steatite that the museum records "From Canaan, Levant" and dates by an Egyptian dynasty. Place, dating scheme and culture are three separate questions here.

Scarab amulet from Lisht · Scarab with a crocodile-headed figure
Compared aspectScarab amulet from LishtScarab with a crocodile-headed figure
Kind of findAmulets and scarabsAmulets and scarabs
Date as given by the sourceca. 1981-1640 B.C.; Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12-13ca. 1640-1550 B.C.; Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 15
PeriodNot yet placed on the timelineThe Bronze Age: cities and connections By its dating
Culture or attributionAncient Egypt: a culture with a chronology of its ownNot recorded by the source
MaterialBlue-green glazed faienceGlazed steatite
Dimensionsl. 1 cm (3/8 in)l. 2.1 cm (13/16 in); w. 1.4 cm (9/16 in)
FindspotFrom Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, tomb of Senwosretankh, debris, MMA excavations, 1932-33"From Canaan, Levant" (the record's geography field; no site named)
RegionEgyptThe Levant
Held byThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
DisplayThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · Gallery 109, The Met Fifth Avenue
According to the museum record as read on 22.10.2026; display changes, so check before visiting.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · Gallery 111, The Met Fifth Avenue
According to the museum record as read on 22.10.2026; display changes, so check before visiting.
Record number33.1.5010.130.398
SourceMuseum record Museum record

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