Object

Accession No

1948.2794 P

Description

A pale, green glazed faience or steatite scarab of Rameses II. The underside is inscribed with an unclear cartouche between two rearing cobras.

Place

Africa; North Africa; Egypt

Period

New Kingdom XIX Dynasty

Source

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

Department

Arch

Reference Numbers

1948.2794 P; 205; 876; 462 [Acworth No.]

Cultural Affliation

Material

Faience; Stone; Steatite

Local Term

Measurements

Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
A yellow, hand written label affixed with string reads '205' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked '462' in red ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Description (Labels & Markings)
A white, hand written label affixed with string reads '876' in black ink and 'Cartouche RII: Style?' in pencil on one side and 'AMIII ??L' in blue ink, crossed out in pencil on the other side.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked 'XVIII scarab XIX [illegible]' in pencil/
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Description (Physical description)
Twenty-one scarabs and scaraboids of RAMASES II:
A: Green jasper scarab
B: Carnelian scaraboid
C-T. Glazed composition and steatite scarabs
U. Glazed composition plaque labelled " Forgery"
Event Date 1948
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Description (Physical description)
Eight glazed faience or steatite scarabs of Rameses II.
Event Date 22/6/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Description (Physical description)
A pale, green glazed faience of steatite scarab of Rameses II. The underside is inscribed with an unclear cartouche between two rearing cobras.
Event Date 3/4/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

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