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Frit scarab with 6 holes pierced around the edges in order to attach wings and to attach the object to another. The base is uninscribed and the wings are now missing. There are two labels on the base, the first indicates the shop where the scarab was bought in Cairo : N. Tano Antiquities; and the second refers to the previous collection.
Depth: 0.026 m
Length: 0.07 m
Width: 0.049 m
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1954) by Greg, Robert, Sir
Accession number: E.717.1954
Primary reference Number: 62790
Oldadmincategory: SC
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Winged scarab" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/62790 Accessed: 2024-11-05 05:48:49
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|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-05 05:48:49|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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