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Painted Scarabno date; probably modern

Not on view
Small egg-shaped ceramic object with cream slip, decorated with black painted lines depicting a stylized animal with a circular eye and claw-like strokes
Egg-shaped ceramic vessel with cream slip surface, painted in dark brown and rust with a schematic fish or animal face featuring a circular eye, linear mouth, and short vertical strokes along the base.

Unknown, Painted Scarab, no date; probably modern, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Jerome F. Snyder, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Painted Scarab
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
no date; probably modern
Medium
unknown
Dimensions
1 13/16 x 3 5/16 in. (4.6 x 8.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jerome F. Snyder
Accession Number
M.80.202.303
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art