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Scarab: E.32.1975

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Scarab with double wing-spread holding dungball/sun

Legal notes

Hitchcock Fund.

Measurements and weight

Depth: 6.5 mm
Height: 15 mm
Width: 11 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought

Dating

6th Century BC#
Circa -0600 BC - Circa -0501 BC

School or Style

Phoenician

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Banded brown & white onyx

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.32.1975
Primary reference Number: 124084
Gem catalogue number: CG 10
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 14 May 2021 Last processed: Wednesday 7 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Scarab" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124084 Accessed: 2024-11-29 13:45:56

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