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Basalt heart scarab. the base is inscribed with 7 lines of text and there is a single line of inscription on the pronotum (back). The name 'Perunefer Amun' (?) is visible on the base. There are traces of red/yellow pigment in the incised areas on both the front and back.
Depth: 0.025 m
Length: 0.06 m
Width: 0.042 m
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1954) by Greg, Robert, Sir
Accession number: E.716.1954
Primary reference Number: 62789
Oldadmincategory: SC
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Heart scarab" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/62789 Accessed: 2024-11-25 10:12:36
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|title=Heart scarab
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-25 10:12:36|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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