Accession No

1948.2775 D


Description

A green glazed steatite scarab with suspension hole. The underside in inscribed with Mn-hpr-re, a name for Tuthmosis III, between two feathers.


Place

Africa; North Africa; Egypt


Period

New Kingdom XVIII Dynasty


Source

Acworth, Marion Whiteford [donor]; Acworth, Joseph John [collector]; ?Sams [collector]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1948.2775 D; 121; 675; 317 [Acworth No.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Steatite


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
A white, hand written label affixed with string reads '675' in black ink on one side and 'XVIII' in pencil on the other sde.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked '[?Sams] [?Jano]. 1912 fc 50' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked '317' in red ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Labels & Markings)
A yellow, hand written label affixed with string reads '121' in blue black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Other owners)
The underside of the mount is marked either 'Sams' or 'Jano' with the date '1912' and 'fc 50'. This follows Acworth's format of noting who/where he obtained the object and what year and in some cases how much this object cost. These details may have been recorded here.
Event Date 1912
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
Scarab
Event Date 1948
Author: Imogen Gunn


Description (Physical description)
A green glazed steatite scarab with suspension hole. The underside in inscribed with Mn-hpr-re, a name for Tuthmosis III, between two feathers.
Event Date 28/5/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


FM:274355

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