Accession No
1948.2777 E
Description
A bright blue glazed scarab with suspension hole. The underside is inscribed with a cartouche of mn-hpr-re, a name of Tuthmosis III, between two crowns.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt
Period
New Kingdom XVIII Dynasty
Source
Acworth, Marion Whiteford [donor]; Acworth, Joseph John [collector]; Nahman, Maurice [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.2777 E; 91; 724; 539 [Acworth No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
?Stone; ?Steatite; ?Glazed composition; ?Faience
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Other owners)
The underside of the mount has had the name 'Nahman' and date '1922'. It is possible therefore that this scarab came to Acworth via the notable collector and antiquities dealer Maurice Nahman. Nahman's collections were sold from the 1920s onwards from his own gallery in Cairo, as well as Christies's sales in 1937 and 2004, and a sale held at the Hotel Drouot in Paris in 1953.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked 'Nahman 1922' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked '539' in red ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A yellow, hand written label affixed with string reads '91' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A white, hand written label affixed with string reads '724' in black ink and 'Late XVIII' in pencil on one side and 'T.3' in pencil on the other side.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Twenty medium sized blue-green glazed composition and steatite scarabs of TOTHMES III
Event Date 1948
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Four faience and glazed steatite scarabs of Thutmoses III, Menkheperre.
Event Date 27/11/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Five faience and glazed steatite scarabs of Thutmoses III, Menkheperre.
Event Date 18/6/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A bright blue glazed scarab with suspension hole. The underside is inscribed with a cartouche of mn-hpr-re, a name of Tuthmosis III, between two crowns.
Event Date 3/6/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:287127
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