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Glazed steaite scarab: E.68.1920

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Glazed steaite scarab

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Description

Glazed steatite scarab, inscribed on the base with the name Setepenre (Ramesses II), surrounded by border of circles with dots, which may be an archaising reference to earlier scarab decorations.

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.016 m

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.68.1920
Primary reference Number: 51912
Oldadmincategory: SC
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 10 June 2026 Last processed: Wednesday 10 June 2026

Associated departments & institutions

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

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