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Limestone scarab
Limestone scarab coated in wax and with two modern pins at the head and base of the object holding the wax in place. The base is uninscribed. It is likely that this scarab is a modern forgery, or at least the coating is modern.
Length: 0.052 m
Width: 0.031 m
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)
Exterior
composed of
wax
Inner Core
composed of
limestone
Accession number: E.GA.1442.1943
Primary reference Number: 55853
Oldadmincategory: SC
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Limestone scarab" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/55853 Accessed: 2024-12-22 19:20:09
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