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Faience scaraboid: E.93.1920

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Awaiting location update

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Faience scaraboid

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Description

Faience scaraboid in the form of four individual scarabs joined together, inscribed with signs on base

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.015 m

Acquisition and important dates

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

Materials used in production

Faience

Techniques used in production

Mouldmade

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.93.1920
Primary reference Number: 51937
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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2026) "Faience scaraboid" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/51937 Accessed: 2026-06-26 02:44:42

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/51937 |title=Faience scaraboid |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2026-06-26 02:44:42|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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