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Steatite scarab: E.SC.303

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Steatite scarab

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Description

Steatite scarab with a hole pierced lengthways through the centre. The base is decorated with a cobra/uraeus wearing the crown of Lower Egypt. There is a single line of hieroglyphs that contain a wadjet eye and neb basket at the bottom. At the top is a mouth sign. Such hieroglyphs are often cryptic refering to the name and title of a god. There are traces of resin on the surface.

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.303
Primary reference Number: 184278
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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