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Steatite scaraboid
Steatite scaraboid, with a lotus flower design where the beetle is usually shown. The remainder of this area is damaged. The base is tinscribed with figure of Heh and feather signs. The scarab is pierced lengthways through the centre. There are traces of glaze and resin in the surface.
Length: 0.031 m
Width: 0.02 m
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)
Accession number: E.GA.1454.1943
Primary reference Number: 55865
Oldadmincategory: SC
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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