scarab

Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.

Object Type: scarab
Museum number: EA30537
Description: Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed with private name and titles.
Cultures/periods: 13th Dynasty
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Lisht, el-, Cemetery (?) (?)
Materials: steatite
Technique: glazed
Dimensions: Height: 0.90 centimetres; Length: 2 centimetres; Width: 1.40 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Inscription subject: private
Curator's comments: Martin, Egyptian Administrative and Private-Name Seals, no. 20
Bibliographic references: Martin 1971 / Egyptian administrative and private-name seals, principally of the Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period (20)
Location: Not on display
Condition: fair (cracked across back)
Associated names: Named in inscription: Iy
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Rev Chauncey Murch
Acquisition date: 1899
Department: Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number: EA30537
Registration number: 1899,0311.43

Free entry