Accession No
1948.2753 B
Description
A blue glazed scarab with suspension hole. The underside represents the king under a canopy standing between two goods, Amun and Ra, each holding a hand of the king.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Abydos
Period
New Kingdom
Source
Acworth, Marion Whiteford [donor]; Acworth, Joseph John [collector]; Meux, Valerie (Lady) [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.2753 B; 453; 669 [Lady Meux No.]; 842 [Acworth No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Steatite
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked '842' in red ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A typed, yellow, oval label adhered to the underside of the mount reads '669': a Lady Meux collections number.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A hand written label affixed with string reads '453'.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (References)
Budge, E.A Wallis. (1896). Some Account of the Collection of Egyptian Antiquities in the Possession of Lady Meux. Harrison and Son: London. p. 245. no. 669.
Event Date 1896
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Auction / Sale)
Collected by J.J. Acworth in 1911. Bought at Lady Meux Sale, ex-Meux Cat. No.669.
Event Date 05/1911
Author: maa
Context (Auction / Sale)
Waring and Gillow, Ltd (Auctioneers). By Order of the Executors of the late Lady Henry Bruce Meux, Theobald’s Park, Waltham Cross, Herts, Catalogue and Conditions of Sale of the Furniture and Contents of the Mansion Together with Certain Items Removed from 41 Park Lane and Comprising of Equipments of 30 Bedrooms and 6 Reception Rooms, May 15th-16th, 18th-19th, 22nd-23rd, 25th-26th, 1911 (London 1911).
Event Date 26/5/1911
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
King between Amun & ?Re
Event Date 1948
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A blue glazed scarab with suspension hole. The underside represents the king under a canopy standing between two goods, Amun and Ra, each holding a hand of the king.
Event Date 27/11/2024
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:36706
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