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Steatite scarab: E.GA.1438.1943

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Current Location: In storage

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Steatite scarab

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Description

Steatite scarab. The base is inscribed, with two cartouches of Menkheperre each flanked by two cobras. There are traces of glaze and resin on the surface.

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.035 m
Width: 0.025 m

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Materials used in production

Steatite

Techniques used in production

Carved

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.1438.1943
Primary reference Number: 55849
Oldadmincategory: SC
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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