Accession No
1948.2765 C
Description
A green glazed faience scarab.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt
Period
New Kingdom XXVI Dynasty
Source
Acworth, Marion Whiteford [donor]; Acworth, Joseph John [collector]; Hilton Price, Frederick George [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.2765 C; 223; 606; 15; 1259; 558 [Hilton Prince No.]; 166 [?Acworth No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Steatite; Glazed Composition; Faience
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
A hand written, white label affixed with string reads XXVI 606' on one side and '15' on the other side.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A hand written, yellow label affixed with string reads '223' in blue ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Other owners)
The number '558' on the underside of the mount matches a description for a scarab in Frederick George Hilton Price's catalogue. It suggests that it was once part of Hilton Price's collection.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount has a white, oval label adhered with '558' typed in red ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked '166' in red ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked '1259' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (References)
Hilton Price, F.G. (1897). A catalogue of the Egyptian Antiquities in the Possession of F.G. Hilton Price. Bernard Quaritch: London. p. 63. Cat no. 558.
Event Date 1897
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Auction / Sale)
It is possible Acworth collected the scarab from the Hilton Price Sale of Egyptian antiquities which took place in July 1911 under the auctioneers Sothebys, Wilkinson And Hodge.
Event Date 7/1911
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Three miscellaneous glazed composition and steatite scarabs
Event Date 1948
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A green glazed faience scarab.
Event Date 31/3/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:286888
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