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Glazed steatite scarab: E.7.1920

Current Location: In storage

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Glazed steatite scarab

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Description

Glazed steatite scarab with spiral decoration, wadj, nefer and djed signs. The scarab is pierced lengthways.

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.021 m

Place(s) associated

  • Egypt ⪼ Egypt

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1920) by Thompson, Henry Francis Herbert

Materials used in production

Steatite

Techniques used in production

Carved
Glazed

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.7.1920
Primary reference Number: 51851
Oldadmincategory: SC

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 March 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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