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Scaraboid with Flies
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Scaraboid with Flies

Culture
DateLate Period, about 664–332 BCE
Mediumglazed steatite
Dimensions1.3 × 0.8 cm (1/2 × 5/16 in.)
ClassificationsCostumes and Accessories
Credit LineMrs. Kingsmill Marrs Collection
Object number1926.111
Descriptionround bead with alternating series of small scarabs and flies encircling a floral decoration, molded, glazed
ProvenanceFormerly of Mrs. Kingsmill Marrs Collection; bequeathed by Mrs. Kingsmill Marrs to the Worcester Art Museum, 1925–1926.
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