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scarab
Object Type
scarab
Museum number
EA64379
Description
Blue-glazed steatite scarab, clypeus marked, feathered legs, longitudinally pierced, base inscribed with name of Mistress of the House Amenemhat Senbit.
Cultures/periods
13th Dynasty
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Luxor (Thebes)
Materials
steatite
Technique
glazed
Dimensions
Height:
0.79 centimetres
Length:
1.80 centimetres
Width:
1.22 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Martin, Egyptian Admin and Private-name Seals (1971) cat no.181 [33.13].
Bibliographic references
Martin 1971 / Egyptian administrative and private-name seals, principally of the Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
(181)
Location
Not on display
Condition
good
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Percy Edward Newberry
Purchased through:
Maurice Nahman
Acquisition date
1943
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA64379
Registration number
1943,0410.3