Scarab of the Storehouse Overseer Wah, ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
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Scarab of the Storehouse Overseer Wah

ca. 1981–1975 B.C.

Medium
Silver, electrum, glazed steatite, linen cord
Classification
Scarab, bracelet, Wah
Dimensions
scarab: l. 3.9 cm (1 1/2 in.); w. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.); h. 2.5 cm (1 in.); barrel bead: l. 1.4 cm (9/16 in.); diam. 1 cm (3/8 in.); cylindrical bead: l. 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); 0.8 cm (5/16 in.) overall length: 43 cm (16 15/16 in)
Culture
Egypt
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Egyptian Art
Credit line
Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1940
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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