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Glazed steatite scarab: E.19.1920

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Current Location: In storage

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Glazed steatite scarab

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Steatite scarab with traces of a red glazed on the exterior. The base is decorated with hieroglyphic signs, in three vertical columns and there is a single vertical hole pierced through the object. This scarab is of Canaanite manufacture, which may account for the unusual glaze.

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.022 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1920) by Thompson, H., Sir

Materials used in production

Steatite

Techniques used in production

Carved
Glazed

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.19.1920
Primary reference Number: 51863
Oldadmincategory: SC
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

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

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