Steatite scarab
Steatite scarab with a hole pierced lengthways through the centre. The base is decorated with a cobra/uraeus wearing the crown of Lower Egypt. There is a single line of hieroglyphs that contain a wadjet eye and neb basket at the bottom. At the top is a mouth sign. Such hieroglyphs are often cryptic refering to the name and title of a god. There are traces of resin on the surface.
Length: 0.02 m
Accession number: E.SC.303
Primary reference Number: 184278
Oldadmincategory: SC
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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