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Frit scarab: E.SC.302

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Frit scarab

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Description

Blue frit scarab with an image of a canine figure carved into the base along with 3 schematic horizontal signs. The dog is probably a reference to one of the funerary protectors.

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.02 m

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Materials used in production

Frit

Techniques used in production

Hand modelled
Carved

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.SC.302
Primary reference Number: 184276
Oldadmincategory: SC
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 14 May 2021 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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