Accession No
1948.2803.26
Description
A small blue-green glazed cowroid shaped seal or scaraboid with suspension hole. The underside is inscribed with a floral motif.
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
1948.2803.26; 1575; 76; 646 [?Amherst No.]; 67 a
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Steatite; Glazed composition; Faience
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
A yellow, hand written label affixed with string reads '76' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A white, hand written label affixed with string reads '1575' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A white with green stripe, hand written label affixed with string reads '67 a' in black ink on one side and 'Am 646' in black ink on the other side.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Other owners)
It is possible the label marked 'Am 646' could indicate this object was once part of the Amherst Collection.
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. The underside is inscribed with a floral motif.
Event Date 16/4/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:286981
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