Scarab seal

Museum number:
5-7513
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Accession number:
Acc.2442
Description:
Seal. Scarab. Pale green stone. No detail on scarab. Indentation around leg area indicate that it was mounted in metal or used as an amulet. No design on reverse. Letter B inked on base. Length 8.6 mm. Width 6.4 mm. Height 5 mm.
Donor:
Kathryn G. Overstreet
Collection place:
Uncertain site, Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Egypt unknown
Collector:
Roy Overstreet
Collection date:
before 1968
Materials:
Stone (worked rock)
Person depicted:
Khepri (Egyptian deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Amulets, 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 5-7513, described as Seal. Scarab. Pale green stone. No detail on scarab. Indentation around leg area indicate that it was mounted in metal or used as an amulet. No design on reverse. Letter B inked on base. Length 8.6 mm. Width 6.4 mm. Height 5 mm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7513, described as Seal. Scarab. Pale green stone. No detail on scarab. Indentation around leg area indicate that it was mounted in metal or used as an amulet. No design on reverse. Letter B inked on base. Length 8.6 mm. Width 6.4 mm. Height 5 mm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7513, described as Seal. Scarab. Pale green stone. No detail on scarab. Indentation around leg area indicate that it was mounted in metal or used as an amulet. No design on reverse. Letter B inked on base. Length 8.6 mm. Width 6.4 mm. Height 5 mm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7513, described as Seal. Scarab. Pale green stone. No detail on scarab. Indentation around leg area indicate that it was mounted in metal or used as an amulet. No design on reverse. Letter B inked on base. Length 8.6 mm. Width 6.4 mm. Height 5 mm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7513, described as Seal. Scarab. Pale green stone. No detail on scarab. Indentation around leg area indicate that it was mounted in metal or used as an amulet. No design on reverse. Letter B inked on base. Length 8.6 mm. Width 6.4 mm. Height 5 mm.

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