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scarab
Object Type
scarab
Museum number
EA30524
Description
Blue glazed steatite scarab, pierced longitudinally, base inscribed with nomen.
Cultures/periods
Middle Kingdom
Second Intermediate
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Saqqara (Memphis)
(?)
Materials
steatite
Technique
glazed
Dimensions
Height:
1.36 centimetres
Length:
3.02 centimetres
Width:
2.07 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Martin, Egyptian Administrative and Private-Name Seals, no. 443
Bibliographic references
Martin 1971 / Egyptian administrative and private-name seals, principally of the Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
(443)
Location
Not on display
Condition
fair, glaze worn away, cracked, legs and base chipped
Associated names
Named in inscription:
Baket
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Rev Chauncey Murch
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA30524
Registration number
1899,0311.30