Scarab seal

Museum number:
5-7516
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2442
Description:
Seal. Scarab. Stone with tan glaze. All scarab parts present. Triangles on elytra. Reverse- Two seated short tailed animals. Winged scarab below. Part of other signs chipped. Purple dye in design. Length 1.8 cm. Width 1.33 cm. Height 8.1 mm. Animals look like lions.
Donor:
Kathryn G. Overstreet
Collection place:
Uncertain site, Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Egypt unknown
Collector:
Roy Overstreet
Collection date:
before 1968
Materials:
Glaze (coating by location) and Stone (worked rock)
Person depicted:
Khepri (Egyptian deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Scarabs (carvings) and Scarab seals
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7516, described as Seal. Scarab. Stone with tan glaze. All scarab parts present. Triangles on elytra. Reverse- Two seated short tailed animals. Winged scarab below. Part of other signs chipped. Purple dye in design. Length 1.8 cm. Width 1.33 cm. Height 8.1 mm. Animals look like lions.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7516, described as Seal. Scarab. Stone with tan glaze. All scarab parts present. Triangles on elytra. Reverse- Two seated short tailed animals. Winged scarab below. Part of other signs chipped. Purple dye in design. Length 1.8 cm. Width 1.33 cm. Height 8.1 mm. Animals look like lions.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7516, described as Seal. Scarab. Stone with tan glaze. All scarab parts present. Triangles on elytra. Reverse- Two seated short tailed animals. Winged scarab below. Part of other signs chipped. Purple dye in design. Length 1.8 cm. Width 1.33 cm. Height 8.1 mm. Animals look like lions.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7516, described as Seal. Scarab. Stone with tan glaze. All scarab parts present. Triangles on elytra. Reverse- Two seated short tailed animals. Winged scarab below. Part of other signs chipped. Purple dye in design. Length 1.8 cm. Width 1.33 cm. Height 8.1 mm. Animals look like lions.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7516, described as Seal. Scarab. Stone with tan glaze. All scarab parts present. Triangles on elytra. Reverse- Two seated short tailed animals. Winged scarab below. Part of other signs chipped. Purple dye in design. Length 1.8 cm. Width 1.33 cm. Height 8.1 mm. Animals look like lions.

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