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scarab
Object Type
scarab
Museum number
EA24094
Description
Green glazed steatite scarab, elytra marked, pierced longitudinally, back decorated with birds, inscription on base, surrounded by a spiral border.
Cultures/periods
Middle Kingdom
(?)
Second Intermediate
(?)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Egypt
Materials
steatite
Technique
glazed
Dimensions
Height:
0.80 centimetres
Length:
2.10 centimetres
Width:
1.40 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Condition
good (chipped)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Rev William John Loftie
Acquisition date
1890
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA24094
Registration number
1890,0526.23