15929994820001312637261000Standard Recordobject-49559170206281493316210118800001702062269027fitz-onlineadlib-object-49559https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/49559986dc92f-f2c9-3b24-a113-e95f8afcca0f10referenceterm-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figureAntiquitiesFaience figure in the form of a scorpion. Possibly a reference to the Scorpion King, who ruled Egypt before Narmer- the first king of Egypt whose name that we know. These animals are both dangerous and protectors. In this royal context they were no doubt the latter. Faience is a glazed material that was mouldmade. It was commonly used in ancient Egypt.referenceexhibition-2874adlib-exhibition-2874abebf859-0c6b-3cd7-b2b2-0f079bce2357Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian FaienceE.18.18981accession numberE.18.189849559priref49559oldadmincategoryFGurihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/49559https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/49559referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museum189818981898givenreferenceterm-111983adlib-term-1119830767afec-1255-301c-8875-1d0778e64143Hierakonpolis Egypt30003000BC3000about-3000250012500BC2500about-2500referenceagent-149652adlib-agent-1496520d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98Unknownreferenceterm-12416adlib-term-12416e4f6cb70-8b0a-32b1-8487-228e5f233581Predynasticreferenceterm-112333adlib-term-112333094c6c36-1190-387c-9be9-b3c6b2172ed8Early Dynastic Periodreferenceterm-42719adlib-term-4271985ef0ee6-9eda-3174-b1e3-0a2d44c2a82bfaïenceLengthcm4.7Widthcm7referencemedia-167393adlib-media-1673930e65f1bb-2129-391f-8237-50f5f49545f1jpegant/ant32/E_18_1898.jpg1heightpixels507widthpixels76016162409160391imagejpegant/ant32/mid_E_18_1898.jpg1heightpixels334widthpixels50016162409160391imagejpegant/ant32/E_18_1898.jpg1heightpixels507widthpixels76016162409160391imagejpegant/ant32/preview_E_18_1898.jpg1heightpixels167widthpixels25016162409160391image0media
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