Glazed steatite scarab
Glazed steatite scarab with spiral decoration, and hieroglyphic symbols representing a name in an oval form, perhaps imitating a cartouche. This scarab is of Canaanite manufacture. The is a hole pierced through the centre of the scarab.
Length: 0.024 m
Method of acquisition: Given (1920) by Thompson, H., Sir
Accession number: E.12.1920
Primary reference Number: 51856
Oldadmincategory: SC
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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