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scarab
Object Type
scarab
Museum number
EA67082
Description
Obsidian scarab, elytra marked with double suture, longitudinally pierced, base inscribed with hieroglyphs within scrolled border, naming an official Ipepi.
Cultures/periods
Middle Kingdom
(late)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Egypt
Materials
obsidian
(?)
Dimensions
Height:
1.09 centimetres
Length:
2.59 centimetres
Width:
1.70 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Condition
good
Associated names
Named in inscription:
Ipepi
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Capt Edward G Spencer-Churchill
(Trustees of)
Acquisition date
1966
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA67082
Registration number
1966,0212.118
