Frit scarab
Frit scarab with separate base (E.31b.1904). The scarab body is hollow and the object was mouldmade in this way. The surface is covered in a black substance that resembles boot polish; this was sometimes added to Egyptian stone objects in the 1900's.
Length: 0.075 m
Width: 0.05 m
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1904) by McClean, Frank
Accession number: E.31a.1904
Primary reference Number: 50856
Oldadmincategory: SC
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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