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scarab
Object Type
scarab
Museum number
EA63845
Description
Blue feldspar scarab, elytra marked, feathered legs, longitudinally pierced, base inscribed with the name of the priestess Senusret(?) surrounded by scrolls.
Cultures/periods
Middle Kingdom
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Egypt
Materials
feldspar
Dimensions
Height:
0.81 centimetres
Length:
1.73 centimetres
Width:
1.17 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Martin, Egyptian Admin and Private-name Seals (1971) cat no.438 [pl.1.17].
Bibliographic references
Martin 1971 / Egyptian administrative and private-name seals, principally of the Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
(438)
Location
Not on display
Condition
fair
Associated names
Named in inscription:
Senusret
(?)
Acquisition name
Donated by:
J R Ogden
Acquisition date
1935
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA63845
Registration number
1935,0320.1