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scarab
Object Type
scarab
Museum number
EA66731
Description
Blue glazed steatite scarab inscribed on the base with the name of Sihathor.
Cultures/periods
Middle Kingdom
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Egypt
Materials
steatite
Technique
glazed
Dimensions
Length:
1.70 centimetres
Width:
1.20 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Condition
good (slight chips)
Associated names
Named in inscription:
Sahathor
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Capt Edward G Spencer-Churchill
(Trustees of)
Acquisition date
1966
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA66731
Registration number
1966,0212.11