Object Image

Carnelian scarab

Lion-headed Bes holding a lion by one paw.

Credit: Gift of Edward G. Harkness, 1926

Ca. early 6th century B.C.
Carnelian
1.6 x 1.6cm
26.7.562
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018

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