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Quartzite heart scarab
Quartzite heart scarab. The surface appears to have been burnt and there are traces of resin surviving. The base is uninscribed.
Length: 0.053 m
Width: 0.038 m
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)
Accession number: E.GA.1422.1943
Primary reference Number: 55833
Oldadmincategory: SC
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Quartzite heart scarab" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/55833 Accessed: 2024-12-23 02:14:52
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