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Faience scarab
Faience mouldmade heart scarab, inscribed on the base with a spell from the 'book of the dead'. The top part of the object is missing.
Length: 0.049 m
Width: 0.03 m
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)
Accession number: E.GA.1420.1943
Primary reference Number: 55831
Oldadmincategory: SC
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Faience scarab" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/55831 Accessed: 2024-11-12 19:59:36
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University of Cambridge}}
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