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Steatite scaraboid
Steatite scaraboid in the form of a cowrie shell. There are traces of glaze on the surface. The base is inscribed with figure of Bes, between two cartouches of Menkheperre and two cobras. The object is pierced lengthways through the centre.
Length: 0.0425 m
Width: 0.025 m
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville, Major
Accession number: E.GA.1487.1943
Primary reference Number: 55898
Oldadmincategory: SC
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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