Egyptian scarab inscribed with the name 'Iy-ib', almost certainly a forgery

An image of Scarab. Inscribed, with the name 'Iy-ib', almost certainly a forgery. Production Place/Find Spot: Egypt. Depth 0.008 m, length 0.0175 m, width 0.013 m.

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Scarab. Inscribed, with the name 'Iy-ib', almost certainly a forgery. Production Place/Find Spot: Egypt. Depth 0.008 m, length 0.0175 m, width 0.013 m.

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Accession Number: E.29.1975
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: 71.68kB
Exposure time: 1/20
ISO Speed: 400
Fnumber: 25/1
Captured: 2011:01:18 15:16:09

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_WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd Ancient Egypt antiquity BC beetles carved Egyptian fake Fitz_ANT forged forgery green insects New Kingdom scarab scarab beetle skarabs

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