Glazed steatite scarab
Glazed steatite scarab, inscribed on the base with standing male figure (probably royal on account of the crown), holding a flower and accompanied by a depiction of a crocodile, of Canaanite manufacture.
Length: 0.026 m
Accession number: E.SC.243
Primary reference Number: 64980
Oldadmincategory: SC
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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