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Scarab
Unknown
(Maker)
Scarab, of Hek Nefer, probably of glazed steatite, a dull ivory in colour the remains of the glaze visible in the incised hollows; a flat base incised with hieroglyphs and an undulating line pattern, the upper side domed and rounded in the form of a beetle carapace, a cylindrical hollow pierced through the length of the body resulting in rounded, smoothed holes at either extremity.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 34516
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Gift, 28/11/1952
Given by Misses M. & G. Davies
Measurements
Height
(cm): 0.6
Length
(cm): 1.3
diam
(cm): 1
Height
(in): 2
Length
(in): 1
diam
(in): 3
Techniques
Carved (decoration)
Decoration
Applied Art
Incised
Decoration
Applied Art
Material
Steatite
Glaze
Location
Gallery 07B South
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