Scarab
c. 1550 BC - c. 1292 BC (made)
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Blue glazed steatite scaraboid in the form of a cowrie, pierced longitudinally to be mounted on a ring or necklace, today mounted to a wooden block with wire running through the suspension loop.
The base bears an impressed inscription bearing the prenomen of Amenhotep III, Neb-Maat-Re, surrounded by a single line.
The base bears an impressed inscription bearing the prenomen of Amenhotep III, Neb-Maat-Re, surrounded by a single line.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed composition with impressed inscription |
| Brief description | Cowrie scaraboid, blue glazed composition, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty Eighteen |
| Physical description | Blue glazed steatite scaraboid in the form of a cowrie, pierced longitudinally to be mounted on a ring or necklace, today mounted to a wooden block with wire running through the suspension loop. The base bears an impressed inscription bearing the prenomen of Amenhotep III, Neb-Maat-Re, surrounded by a single line. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Royal Asiatic Society. |
| Object history | Lent by the Royal Asiatic Society of London to the India Museum. Transferred from the India Museum to South Kensington Museum in November 1879. Reassigned to Ceramics Department and renumbered in 1925. |
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| Accession number | C.16G-1925 |
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| Record created | August 15, 2017 |
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