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Artifact

Large Scarab

Description

  • Brown ceramic scarab
  • Contains cartouches of two names of Ramses on the under-side

Background Information

  • Purchased as a memento by John Growder who drilled for oil in Egypt for eight years, from around 1923.
  • The scarab, or dung beetle, is an insect indigenous to Egypt and has many religious connotations. Scarabs were commonly used as amulets in Ancient Egypt, and were inscribed on the bottom with names or words. 

Map Location

Latitude: 27° 15' 29.736" N
Longitude: 33° 48' 14.861" E

Date

ca. 1900

Dimensions

inches
Length:
3.8
Width:
1.0
Height:
1.0

Events, Places, People

  • John Growder
  • Egypt

Originating Location

Africa›Egypt

Subject

  • The side of a brown ceramic scarab, facing left. Its wings are folded and the legs are visible
  • The front of a brown ceramic scarab. The head is visible and a face and headdress are carved into the figure.
  • The back of a brown ceramic scarab. The folded wings are visible and the legs are tucked underneath.
  • The bottom of the brown ceramic scarab which is inscribed with two names of Ramses.

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