Scarab (Forgery)
Unidentified Ancient Egyptian maker
collected 1867-1868
Limestone (possibly)
Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 in. (3.8 × 2.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Emily Howe Hitchcock, Class of 1872HW
12.2.477
Geography
Place Made: Thebes, Egypt, Northern Africa, Africa
Period
19th century
Object Name
Personal Symbol: Amulet
Research Area
Ancient Egypt
Africa
Not on view
Inscriptions
Text: uncertain, modern copy
Provenance
Collected by Mary Maynard Hitchcock (1834-1887) and Hiram Hitchcock (1832-1900, Class of 1872H), in Egypt (possibly from a dealer in Alexandria or Cairo), about 1867-68; bequeathed to his second wife, Emily Howe Hitchcock (1852-1912), Hanover, New Hampshire, 1900; bequeathed to present collection, 1912.
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