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Scarab: ANE.114.1904

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Scaraboid, in the form of a winged bull with head turned back

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.021 m
Length: 0.01 m
Width: 0.026 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1904) by McClean, Frank

Dating

Graeco-Persian
-0400 - -0301

Materials used in production

Chalcedony

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.114.1904
Primary reference Number: 88856
Gem catalogue number: CG 66
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.114.1904
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 12 November 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 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/88856 Accessed: 2024-12-23 10:24:16

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/88856 |title=Scarab |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-23 10:24:16|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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