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<em>Scarab Seal of Taharka</em>, ca. 690-664 B.C.E. or later. Steatite, glaze, 3/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in. (1 x 1.4 x 2.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.504E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.504e_negA_bw.jpg)
Scarab Seal of Taharka, ca. 690-664 B.C.E. or later. Steatite, glaze, 3/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in. (1 x 1.4 x 2.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.504E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.504e_negA_bw.jpg)
<em>Scarab Seal of Taharka</em>, ca. 690-664 B.C.E. or later. Steatite, glaze, 3/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in. (1 x 1.4 x 2.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.504E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.504e_negA_bw.jpg)

Scarab Seal of Taharka, ca. 690-664 B.C.E. or later. Steatite, glaze, 3/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in. (1 x 1.4 x 2.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.504E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.504e_negA_bw.jpg)

<em>Scarab Seal of Taharka</em>, ca. 690-664 B.C.E. or later. Steatite, glaze, 3/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in. (1 x 1.4 x 2.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.504E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.504e_negB_bw.jpg)

Scarab Seal of Taharka, ca. 690-664 B.C.E. or later. Steatite, glaze, 3/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in. (1 x 1.4 x 2.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.504E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.504e_negB_bw.jpg)

<em>Scarab Seal of Taharka</em>, ca. 690-664 B.C.E. or later. Steatite, glaze, 3/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in. (1 x 1.4 x 2.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.504E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.504e_negC_bw.jpg)

Scarab Seal of Taharka, ca. 690-664 B.C.E. or later. Steatite, glaze, 3/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in. (1 x 1.4 x 2.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.504E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.504e_negC_bw.jpg)

<em>Scarab Seal of Taharka</em>, ca. 690-664 B.C.E. or later. Steatite, glaze, 3/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in. (1 x 1.4 x 2.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.504E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.498E_37.499E_37.500E_37.504E_37.505E_37.506E_37.507E_37.515E_37.516E_37.519E_37.522E_37.524E_37.525E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

Scarab Seal of Taharka, ca. 690-664 B.C.E. or later. Steatite, glaze, 3/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in. (1 x 1.4 x 2.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.504E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.498E_37.499E_37.500E_37.504E_37.505E_37.506E_37.507E_37.515E_37.516E_37.519E_37.522E_37.524E_37.525E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

<em>Scarab Seal of Taharka</em>, ca. 690-664 B.C.E. or later. Steatite, glaze, 3/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in. (1 x 1.4 x 2.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.504E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.498E_37.499E_37.500E_37.504E_37.505E_37.506E_37.507E_37.515E_37.516E_37.519E_37.522E_37.524E_37.525E_GrpC_SL4.jpg)

Scarab Seal of Taharka, ca. 690-664 B.C.E. or later. Steatite, glaze, 3/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in. (1 x 1.4 x 2.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.504E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.498E_37.499E_37.500E_37.504E_37.505E_37.506E_37.507E_37.515E_37.516E_37.519E_37.522E_37.524E_37.525E_GrpC_SL4.jpg)

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Scarab Seal of Taharka

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Steatite, glaze
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES ca. 690-664 B.C.E. or later
    DYNASTY Dynasty 25, or later
    PERIOD Third Intermediate Period
    DIMENSIONS 3/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in. (1 x 1.4 x 2.1 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.504E
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Brown (originally green) scarab of Taharka
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Scarab Seal of Taharka, ca. 690-664 B.C.E. or later. Steatite, glaze, 3/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in. (1 x 1.4 x 2.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.504E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.504e_negA_bw.jpg)
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    <em>Scarab Seal of Taharka</em>, ca. 690-664 B.C.E. or later. Steatite, glaze, 3/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in. (1 x 1.4 x 2.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.504E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.504e_negA_bw.jpg)

    TAGS

    Documents for sealings
    Dynasty 25
    Dynasty XXV
    hieroglyphs
    inscription
    Late Period
    New York Historic Society Collection
    scarab
    seal
    steatite
    Taharka
    Tahraka
    Twenty-fifth Dynasty

    TAGS

    Documents for sealings
    Dynasty 25
    Dynasty XXV
    hieroglyphs
    inscription
    Late Period
    New York Historic Society Collection
    scarab
    seal
    steatite
    Taharka
    Tahraka
    Twenty-fifth Dynasty

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