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Frit scarab: E.GA.1413.1943

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Current Location: In storage

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Frit scarab

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Description

Frit scarab, mouldmade and with 6 holes around edge for attachment. the number of holes would suggest that wings were once attached to the body of the beetle.

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.059 m
Width: 0.039 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville, Major

Materials used in production

Frit

Techniques used in production

Mouldmade

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.1413.1943
Primary reference Number: 55824
Oldadmincategory: SC
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 19 November 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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