Accession No
1948.2810.3
Description
Green glazed scarab of faience or steatite, forgery. Glaze is rubbed off from the top of the body and the underside is inscribed with some hieroglyphs including and ankh and papyrus.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt
Period
XXII Dynasty Saite Modern ?Hyksos ?Second Intermediate Period
Source
Acworth, Marion Whiteford [donor]; Acworth, Joseph John [collector]; ?Bethell, Richard (Captain The Honourable) [?collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.2810.3; 1557; B 307 [?Bethell No.]; 1041 [Acworth No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Glazed composition; Faience; Stone; Steatite
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Other owners)
One of the labels possibly indicates a Bethell association, indicating it may have once been in the collection of Captain The Honourable Richard Bethell.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A very small white hand written label reads '1041' in red on one side and 'B 307' in black ink on the other side.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A white hand written label reads '1557 forgery' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
One hundred and ten plaques, scarabs and rings of glazed composition and steatite, all labelled "Forgery" .
Event Date 1948
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Green glazed scarab of faience or steatite, forgery. Glaze is rubbed off from the top of the body.
Event Date 29/08/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Green glazed scarab of faience or steatite, forgery. Glaze is rubbed off from the top of the body and the underside is inscribed with some hieroglyphs including and ankh and papyrus.
Event Date 30/4/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:281152
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