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Scarab: GR.18.1927

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Entities

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Description

Scarab, lyre

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.006 m
Height: 0.011 m
Width: 0.007 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1926) by Venn, J. A., Mrs

Dating

Archaic
-0600 - -0501

Materials used in production

Steatite (green)

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.18.1927
Primary reference Number: 68980
Gem catalogue number: CG 40
Oldnumber: B 31 (CM)
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 27 October 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Scarab" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/68980 Accessed: 2024-03-28 19:05:30

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/68980 |title=Scarab |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-28 19:05:30|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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