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Frit scarab base: E.31b.1904

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Frit scarab base

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Description

Frit base that accompanies a hollow scarab, inscribed for the priest Iaawy (?)

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.075 m
Width: 0.05 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1904) by McClean, Frank

Materials used in production

Frit

Techniques used in production

Mouldmade

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.31b.1904
Primary reference Number: 50857
Oldadmincategory: SC
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 14 April 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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