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Agate scarab

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Greek and Roman Art

Agate scarab

Greek

Date
ca. 6th century BCE
Medium
Agate, green and white
Dimensions
Length: 3/8 in. (1 cm)
Object type
Scarab
Classification
Gems
Culture
Greek
Period
Archaic
Object number
41.160.440
Credit line
Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Gallery
171
Original Met record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Scarabs

The Met object ID 253670. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.