Accession No
1948.2803.19
Description
A small blue-green glazed cowroid shaped seal or scaraboid with suspension hole.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt
Period
?XXII Dynasty ?Saite
Source
Acworth, Marion Whiteford [donor]; Acworth, Joseph John [collector]; Tyssen-Amherst, William Amhurst (Baron) [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.2803.19; 1421; 57; 2/4; 649 [Amherst No.]; 11 [Acworth No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Steatite; Glazed composition; Faience
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Other owners)
The mark on the underside of the mount indicates this scarab was once part of the Amherst collection.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A white, hand written label affixed with string reads '1421' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked '2/4 £2' in pencil.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked 'Amh. Coll 649 VI. 21' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked '11' in red ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A yellow, hand written label affixed with string reads '57' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Auction / Sale)
It is possible Acworth obtained this scarab during the Amherst Sale in London in June 1921 under the auctioneers Sothebys, Wilkinson and Hodge.
Event Date 06/1921
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Forty scaraboids of glazed composition and steatite showing a wide variety of designs and inscriptions.
Event Date 1948
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
20 scaraboids of faience or steatite with various designs or inscriptions.
Event Date 30/5/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A small blue-green glazed cowroid shaped seal or scaraboid with suspension hole.
Event Date 16/4/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:286974
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