Accession No

1948.2753 D


Description

A green glazed steatite scarab with suspension hole. The underside depicts two figures: Ra and Amun.


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 D; 455; 1439 [Lady Meux No.]; 889 [Acworth No.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Steatite; Stone


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked '889' in red ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Labels & Markings)
A hand written label affixed with string reads '455'.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Labels & Markings)
A typed, yellow, oval label adhered to the underside of the mount reads '1439': a Lady Meux collection number.
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. 275. no. 1439.
Event Date 1896
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Auction / Sale)
Collected by Acworth Collection in 1911. Bought at Lady Meux Sale, ex-Meux Cat. No.1439.
Event Date 26/05/1911
Author: maa


Context (References)
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 5/1911
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
?Amun & ?Re
Event Date 1948
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
A green glazed steatite scarab with suspension hole. The underside depicts two figures: Ra and Amun.
Event Date 27/11/2024
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


FM:36708

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