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Greywacke heart scarab
Greywacke heart scarab with traces of gold leaf and resin on the back and base. There are lines of text on the base, however, these are now very worn and difficult to read.
Length: 0.05 m
Width: 0.032 m
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)
Surface composed of gold leaf
Accession number: E.GA.1421.1943
Primary reference Number: 55832
Oldadmincategory: SC
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Greywacke heart scarab" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/55832 Accessed: 2024-11-04 18:37:17
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