15929994820001312637261000Standard Recordobject-49551170249434176015826339020001702494120681fitz-onlineadlib-object-49551https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/495518ac4f8f3-0802-33de-b344-a6159939c6f78referenceterm-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figureAntiquitiesStone figure of a scorpion. One of several found in this temple deposit and possibly a reference to the 'Scorpion King' who ruled before Narmer (the first king whose name we know). Scopions were also believed to protect as well as threaten. Here, in a royal context it seems more likely that the animal protected the king because of its close association with early Egyptian royalty. This type of stone is called steatite and was only used for smaller scale objects such as this. It is a soft stone and easy to carve.referenceexhibition-2874adlib-exhibition-2874abebf859-0c6b-3cd7-b2b2-0f079bce2357Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian FaienceE.11.18981accession numberE.11.189849551priref49551oldadmincategorySurihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/49551https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/49551referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museumreferenceagent-159676adlib-agent-159676d0928be2-379b-3692-b570-191c44d7cb16Egyptian Research Account189818981898givenreferenceterm-111983adlib-term-1119830767afec-1255-301c-8875-1d0778e64143Hierakonpolis Egypt300030003000about-30002500125002500about-2500referenceterm-12416adlib-term-12416e4f6cb70-8b0a-32b1-8487-228e5f233581Predynasticreferenceterm-112727adlib-term-1127270bfc2622-abd7-31e4-95ac-8ea3b606d03fEarly Dynasticreferenceterm-33588adlib-term-335881d86e24d-c5c3-3bb3-9878-a6a0c15236cfsteatiteHeightcm10.5referencemedia-167351adlib-media-1673511b0fb465-d3fd-3b87-a950-efa6c8d4b24djpegant/ant32/E_11_1898.jpg1heightpixels507widthpixels76016162434034061imagejpegant/ant32/mid_E_11_1898.jpg1heightpixels334widthpixels50016162434034061imagejpegant/ant32/E_11_1898.jpg1heightpixels507widthpixels76016162434034061imagejpegant/ant32/preview_E_11_1898.jpg1heightpixels167widthpixels25016162434034061image0media
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