Accession No
1948.2810.21
Description
A small green glazed scarab, forgery, of faience or steatite with hieroglyphs in deep relief.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt
Period
XXII Dynasty Saite Modern ?Hyksos ?Second Intermediate Period
Source
Acworth, Marion Whiteford [donor]; Acworth, Joseph John [collector]; ?Sams [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.2810.21; 1184; 319 [Acworth No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Steatite; Glazed composition; Faience
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Other owners)
The underside of the mount marked 'Sams' may refer to a previous collector of the scarab or who Acworth acquired the scarab from.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked 'Sams' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A white hand written label affixed with string reads '1184 forgery' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked '319' in red 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)
A small green glazed scarab, forgery, of faience or steatite with hieroglyphs in deep relief.
Event Date 29/08/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:281177
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