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Peridotite scarab
Peridotite scarab with an inscribed base that is hardly visible because the surface is covered in iron-based salts.
Length: 0.063 m
Width: 0.046 m
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)
Accession number: E.GA.1415.1943
Primary reference Number: 55826
Oldadmincategory: SC
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Peridotite scarab" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/55826 Accessed: 2024-11-21 23:46:36
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University of Cambridge}}
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