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Fragment of a glass scarab
Glass scarab with an uninscribed base; the forepart missing. The surface of the base is uneven suggesting that the object was fixed to something. There are traces of glaze on the surface and the glass itself is pitted.
Length: 0.07 m
Width: 0.056 m
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville, Major
Accession number: E.GA.1510.1943
Primary reference Number: 55921
Oldadmincategory: SC
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Fragment of a glass scarab" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/55921 Accessed: 2024-12-23 03:46:23
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