IDENTIFIERS
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id:	62655
accession number:	E.585.1954

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

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Carnelian scarab with an uninscribed base. this type of scarab often formed part of a necklace and so acted as an amulet. Such necklaces were often found in graves, although is is possible that the deceased person had and wore this object during their lifetime. There are traces of resin in the cracks.
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/62655





TECHNIQUES
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carved
TECHNIQUES
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polished

CATEGORIES
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category: scarab

DATING
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culture:	Middle Kingdom


DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Length
units: m
value: 0.011



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