Scarab
c. 1550 BC - c. 1077 BC
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Blue glazed composition scarab, pierced longitudinally to be suspended on a ring or necklace, today mounted to a wooden block with wire running through the suspension loop. The back is simply and shallowly moulded, with no suture or separation between prothorax and elytra, and a stylised head and legs.
The inscription on the reverse, oriented vertically, depicts a Horus falcon holding the royal flail, standing atop the neb basket sign and surmounted by a Sun disk. The whole inscription is surrounded by a single line.
The inscription on the reverse, oriented vertically, depicts a Horus falcon holding the royal flail, standing atop the neb basket sign and surmounted by a Sun disk. The whole inscription is surrounded by a single line.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed composition with impressed inscription |
| Brief description | Scarab, blue glazed composition, Egypt, New Kingdom |
| Physical description | Blue glazed composition scarab, pierced longitudinally to be suspended on a ring or necklace, today mounted to a wooden block with wire running through the suspension loop. The back is simply and shallowly moulded, with no suture or separation between prothorax and elytra, and a stylised head and legs. The inscription on the reverse, oriented vertically, depicts a Horus falcon holding the royal flail, standing atop the neb basket sign and surmounted by a Sun disk. The whole inscription is surrounded by a single line. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street. |
| Object history | This object originally formed part of the Ceramics collection at the Museum of Practical Geology, on Jermyn Street, which was transferred en masse to the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1901. |
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| Accession number | 5491I-1901 |
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| Record created | August 21, 2017 |
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