Steatite scarab
Steatite scarab, inscribed on the base with the names Menkheperre (Tuthmosis III), and Menmaatre Setepenre (Seti I). It was not uncommon for Nineteenth dynasty scarabs to refer back to Tuthmosis III in this way.
Length: 0.019 m
Method of acquisition: Given (1920) by Thompson, Henry Francis Herbert
Accession number: E.62.1920
Primary reference Number: 51906
Oldadmincategory: SC
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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