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Steatite scarab: E.S.303

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Steatite scarab

Entities

Categories

Description

Steatite scarab with traces of glaze and resin on the surface. The base of the scarab is decorated with a rearing cobra wearing the crown of Lower (?) Egypt and there is a title to the left consisting of the nb basket (Lord) and a wadjet eye, perhaps meaning divine in this context. The scarab is pierced lengthways through the centre.

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.02 m

Find spot

Materials used in production

Steatite

Techniques used in production

Carved

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.S.303
Primary reference Number: 183615
Oldadmincategory: SC
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 14 May 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Steatite scarab" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/183615 Accessed: 2024-11-05 23:14:15

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/183615 |title=Steatite scarab |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-05 23:14:15|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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