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Scaraboid: E.GA.1261.1943

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Description

Scaraboid, back in form of lion (?), inscribed with cartouche of 'Menkheperre' between two feathers and flying disk

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.013 m
Width: 0.008 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.1261.1943
Primary reference Number: 55671
Oldadmincategory: SC
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 April 2015 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Scaraboid" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/55671 Accessed: 2024-12-02 01:36:52

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/55671 |title=Scaraboid |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-02 01:36:52|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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