Accession No
1948.2800 B
Description
A dark blue ?faience or ?lapis lazuli plaque or scaraboid. The surface is very rough and the inscription or depiction is unclear.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt
Period
XXII Dynasty - Saite Period
Source
Acworth, Marion Whiteford [donor]; Acworth, Joseph John [collector]; Bethell, Richard (Captain The Honourable) [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.2800 B; 27; 1623; 329 [Bethell No.]; 1126 [Acworth No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
?Glazed composition; ?Faience; ?Stone; ?Lapis lazuli
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
A small green, hand written label affixed with string reads '1126' in red ink on one side and 'B 329' in black ink on the other side.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A yellow, hand written label affixed with string reads '27' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A white, hand written label affixed with string reads '1623' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Other owners)
The label affixed to this scarab could possibly refer to Captain The Hon. Richard Bethell and it is probable that this was once part of the Bethell Collection.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Auction / Sale)
It is possible Acworth collected the scarab from the Bethell Sale of Egyptian antiquities which took place in December 1924 under the auctioneers Sothebys, Wilkinson And Hodge. The label noting a 'B' number could suggest this.
Event Date 12/1924
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Eighteen plaques of jasper, lapis, glazed composition and steatite. Various inscriptions
Event Date 1948
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Amendments / updates)
The Accession register notes the whole group 1948.2800 dates from XXII Dynasty to the Saite Period. Other individual objects in this group have been more specifically dated.
Event Date 1/10/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A dark blue ?faience or ?lapis lazuli plaque or scaraboid. The surface is very rough and the inscription or depiction is unclear.
Event Date 1/10/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:287916
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