Egyptian scarab inscribed with decoration and hieroglyphs

An image of Scarab. Inscribed, with decoration and hieroglyphs, unclear. Production Place/Find Spot: Egypt. Depth 0.012 m, length 0.024 m, width 0.011 m.

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Scarab. Inscribed, with decoration and hieroglyphs, unclear. Production Place/Find Spot: Egypt. Depth 0.012 m, length 0.024 m, width 0.011 m.

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Accession Number: E.45.1940
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/25.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 683 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Filesize: 106.33kB
Exposure time: 1/20
ISO Speed: 320
Fnumber: 25/1
Captured: 2011:01:14 10:57:44

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_WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd Ancient Egypt antiquity beetles Egyptian Fitz_ANT hieroglyphics hieroglyphs inscribed inscriptions insects scarab scarab beetle skarabs

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