Accession No
1948.2781 G
Description
A brown glazed steatite scarab with suspension hole. The underside in crudely inscribed with mn-hpr-re, a name of Tuthmosis III, and nfr ntr nb t3wy (beautiful god, lord of the two lands).
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt
Period
New Kingdom XIX Dynasty
Source
Acworth, Marion Whiteford [donor]; Acworth, Joseph John [collector]; Hilton Price, Frederick George [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.2781 G; 162; 754; 1202; 206 [Hilton Price No.]; 159 [Acworth No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Steatite
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
A white, hand written label affixed with string reads '754' in black ink on one side and '(T3) XIX' in pencil on the other side.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Other owners)
The number '206' on the underside of the mount matches a description for a scarab in Frederick George Hilton Price's catalogue. It suggests that it was once part of Hilton Price's collection.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A small, oval, white, typed label adhered to the underside of the mount reads '206' in red ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked '1202 []thmes III' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked '159' in red ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A yellow, hand written label affixed with string reads '162' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (References)
Hilton Price, F.G. (1897). A catalogue of the Egyptian Antiquities in the Possession of F.G. Hilton Price. Bernard Quaritch: London. p. 29. Cat no. 206.
Event Date 1897
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Auction / Sale)
It is possible Acworth collected the scarab from the Hilton Price Sale of Egyptian antiquities which took place in July 1911 under the auctioneers Sothebys, Wilkinson And Hodge.
Event Date 7/1911
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Thirteen brown glazed composition and steatite scarabs of TOTHMES III
Event Date 1948
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
5 brown glazed and Steatite scarabs of Thutmose III.
Event Date 31/5/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A pale glazed steatite scarab with suspension hole. The underside in crudely inscribed with mn-hpr-re, a name of Tuthmosis III, nfr ntr nb t3wy (beautiful god, lord of the two lands).
Event Date 10/6/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:287169
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