Accession No
1948.2800 G
Description
A green glazed ?steatite rectangular plaque. One side is inscribed with a plumed cartouche of mn-hpr-re, a prenomen of Tuthmoses [Thutmoses] III. The other side is inscribed with another cartouche with the name mn-hpr-re and a group of hieroglyphs, re maat re mn stp-n-re.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Abydos
Period
New Kingdom XIX Dynasty
Source
Acworth, Marion Whiteford [donor]; Acworth, Joseph John [collector]; Meux, Valerie (Lady) [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.2800 G; 34; 1599; 423 [Meux No.]; 713 [Acworth No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Steatite
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
A yellow, hand written label affixed with string reads '34' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A small, yellow, oval, typed label adhered to the underside of the mount reads '423' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A white, hand written label affixed with string reads '1599' in black ink on one side and 'R.II + T.III XIX' in blue ink on the other side.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Other owners)
The small, yellow label adhered to the underside of the mount indicates this scarab was once in the collection of Lady Valerie Meux.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked '713' in red ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (References)
Budge, E.A Wallis. (1896). Some Account of the Collection of Egyptian Antiquities in the Possession of Lady Meux. Harrison and Son: London. p. 206. no. 423.
Event Date 1896
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Auction / Sale)
The Acworths could possibly have bought the scarab through the Lady Meux Sale in London in May 1911 under Waring and Gillow, Ltd (Auctioneers), or possibly through a third party.
Event Date 05/1911
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Eighteen plaques of jasper, lapis, glazed composition and steatite. Various inscriptions
Event Date 1948
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A green glazed ?steatite rectangular plaque. One side is inscribed with a plumed cartouche of mn-hpr-re, a prenomen of Tuthmoses [Thutmoses] III. The other side is inscribed with another cartouche with the name mn-hpr-re and a group of hieroglyphs, re maat re mn stp-n-re.
Event Date 01/10/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Amendments / updates)
Budge (1896) notes that the scarab was from Abydos. This has been added to the Place field.
Event Date 1/10/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Amendments / updates)
The Period field previously stated XXII Dynasty; Saite Period. The label affixed however notes a date of XIX Dynasty. Because the idno 1948.2800 A-R has been split from one record into individual records, this reference could be for another scarab(s) - the Accession register notes the whole group 1948.2800 dates from XXII Dynasty to the Saite Period. The field has been updated to reflect the individual scarab's labelling however the new date is outside the original date range for the group.
Event Date 1/10/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:287921
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