IDENTIFIERS
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id:	53260
accession number:	E.23.1933

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Wednesday 10 June 2026

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: 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.
title:	scarab

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Antiquities

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/53260





TECHNIQUES
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carved

CATEGORIES
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category: scarab

DATING
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culture:	New Kingdom


DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Length
units: m
value: 0.0125