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Steatite scarab: E.SC.299

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Steatite scarab

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Description

Steatite scarab with a green glaze. The back of the scarab is only schematically represented. The base inscribed with a figure of the god Horus and a uraeus (cobra). The scarab is pierced lengthways through the centre.

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.02 m

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Materials used in production

Steatite

Techniques used in production

Carved

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.SC.299
Primary reference Number: 183606
Oldadmincategory: SC
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 14 May 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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