Glazed steatite scarab
Glazed steatite scarab, inscribed on the base with three rows of uraei (cobras). Cobras like this were often found at the tops of thresholds as both a decorative and a protective motif. The back of the scarab is damaged and the original shape is not visible.
Length: 0.0125 m
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933) by Henderson, Peter Charles
Accession number: E.23.1933
Primary reference Number: 53260
Oldadmincategory: SC
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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