LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2025

Museum Hours

Monday

11 am–6 pm

Tuesday

11 am–6 pm

Wednesday

Closed

Thursday

11 am–6 pm

Friday

11 am–8 pm

Saturday

10 am–7 pm

Sunday

10 am–7 pm

 

  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Building LACMA
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2025
Collections

Scaraboid Depicting a Monkey Playing the Lute18th - 21st Dynasty (1569 - 1081 BCE)

Not on view
Small oval Egyptian scarab amulet in cream and tan stone, flat base carved with shallow-relief hieroglyphic figures including a standing bird and geometric forms
Small carved stone scarab amulet, oval form in pale tan with green-tinged deposits, showing a beetle with spread wings rendered in incised lines, worn surface with visible chips and age patina.
Title
Scaraboid Depicting a Monkey Playing the Lute
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
18th - 21st Dynasty (1569 - 1081 BCE)
Medium
White steatite
Dimensions
15/16 x 5/8 x 3/8 in. (2.33 x 1.66 x 1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Hyatt Robert von Dehn
Accession Number
M.69.91.236
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art