Accession No
1948.2801 C
Description
A glazed faience or steatite scarab.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt
Period
Third Intermediate Period XXII Dynasty Saite
Source
Acworth, Marion Whiteford [donor]; Acworth, Joseph John [collector]; Nahman, Maurice [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.2801 C; 505 [Acworth No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
?Glazed composition; ?Faience; ?Stone; ?Steatite
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Other owners)
The underside of the mount is possibly marked in reference to Maurice Nahman, the well known collector and antiquities dealer based in Cairo. This has been tentatively added to the Source field.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked '505' in red ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked '?Nahmann 1922' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Twelve scarabs and scaraboids of glazed composition and steatite set for mounting in rings etc. Gold and base metal settings.
Event Date 1948
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A glazed faience or steatite scarab.
Event Date 6/4/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:286933
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