Collection
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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Scarab with Falcon Head

ca. 525–30 B.C.E.

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Scarab with Falcon Head, ca. 525–30 B.C.E.. Glass, 15/16 x 1 11/16 x 3/16 in. (2.4 x 4.3 x 0.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1134E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Scarab with Falcon Head

Date

ca. 525–30 B.C.E.

Period

Late Period to Ptolemaic Period

Geography

Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt

Medium

Glass

Classification

Document

Dimensions

15/16 x 1 11/16 x 3/16 in. (2.4 x 4.3 x 0.4 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

37.1134E

Frequent Art Questions

  • What were these used for?

    These are inlays, they would have been set into surfaces (like on a wall or on a coffin) as decoration.
    The falcon head, though, is actually from a piece of jewelry! You can tell because it is rimmed in gold unlike the others.
    It's a terminal for a broad collar (there is a big blue broad collar on view at the other end of the gallery). Attached at the bottom, would have been the beads, and above its head would have been the clasp or closure for the necklace.
    Thanks!

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