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<em>Inlay in the Form of a Scarabeus</em>, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Glass, 5/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (1.7 x 0.7 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1157E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1945E_37.1157E_detail_PS9.jpg)
Inlay in the Form of a Scarabeus, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Glass, 5/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (1.7 x 0.7 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1157E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1945E_37.1157E_detail_PS9.jpg)
<em>Inlay in the Form of a Scarabeus</em>, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Glass, 5/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (1.7 x 0.7 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1157E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1945E_37.1157E_detail_PS9.jpg)

Inlay in the Form of a Scarabeus, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Glass, 5/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (1.7 x 0.7 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1157E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1945E_37.1157E_detail_PS9.jpg)

<em>Inlay in the Form of a Scarabeus</em>, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Glass, 5/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (1.7 x 0.7 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1157E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1157E_wwgA-2.jpg)

Inlay in the Form of a Scarabeus, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Glass, 5/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (1.7 x 0.7 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1157E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1157E_wwgA-2.jpg)

<em>Inlay in the Form of a Scarabeus</em>, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Glass, 5/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (1.7 x 0.7 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1157E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.1147E_37.1148E_37.1157E_37.1283E_37.1736E_37.1738E_37.1745E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

Inlay in the Form of a Scarabeus, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Glass, 5/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (1.7 x 0.7 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1157E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.1147E_37.1148E_37.1157E_37.1283E_37.1736E_37.1738E_37.1745E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

<em>Inlay in the Form of a Scarabeus</em>, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Glass, 5/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (1.7 x 0.7 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1157E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1945E_37.1157E_view1_divinefelines_2013.jpg)

Inlay in the Form of a Scarabeus, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Glass, 5/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (1.7 x 0.7 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1157E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1945E_37.1157E_view1_divinefelines_2013.jpg)

<em>Inlay in the Form of a Scarabeus</em>, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Glass, 5/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (1.7 x 0.7 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1157E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1945E_37.1157E_view2_divinefelines_2013.jpg)

Inlay in the Form of a Scarabeus, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Glass, 5/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (1.7 x 0.7 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1157E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1945E_37.1157E_view2_divinefelines_2013.jpg)

<em>Inlay in the Form of a Scarabeus</em>, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Glass, 5/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (1.7 x 0.7 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1157E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1945E_37.1157E_view3_divinefelines_2013.jpg)

Inlay in the Form of a Scarabeus, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Glass, 5/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (1.7 x 0.7 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1157E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1945E_37.1157E_view3_divinefelines_2013.jpg)

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Inlay in the Form of a Scarabeus

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Most cat statues of this type served as containers for cat mummies. Because this statue is solid, it must have functioned differently, perhaps as a temple offering. A scarab, symbolizing the morning sun, was frequently placed between the ears of such cats, perhaps an artistic interpretation of the stripes on a cat’s fur.
This text refers to these objects: 37.1157E; 37.1945E
MEDIUM Glass
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E.
    PERIOD Ptolemaic Period to Roman Period
    DIMENSIONS 5/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (1.7 x 0.7 x 2.8 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.1157E
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Opaque blue glass inlay in the form of a scarabeus.
    EXHIBITIONS
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Inlay in the Form of a Scarabeus, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Glass, 5/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (1.7 x 0.7 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1157E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1945E_37.1157E_detail_PS9.jpg)
    IMAGE group, detail, 37.1945E_37.1157E_detail_PS9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015
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    <em>Inlay in the Form of a Scarabeus</em>, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Glass, 5/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (1.7 x 0.7 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1157E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1945E_37.1157E_detail_PS9.jpg)

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    Egyptian
    Scarabeus
    Glass
    Ptolemaic Period
    Roman Period

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    Egyptian
    Scarabeus
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    Ptolemaic Period
    Roman Period

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