Gilded glass scarab
Glass heart scarab with traces of gilding and resin on the surface. The base is uninscribed and only the rear part survives. It is possible that this scarab was originally placed in a gold base.
Length: 0.026 m
Width: 0.039 m
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)
Accession number: E.GA.1440.1943
Primary reference Number: 55851
Oldadmincategory: SC
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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