Scarab seal

Museum number:
5-7508
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2442
Description:
Seal: Scarab; steatite with tan glaze; all scarab parts present; triangles on upper elytra. Reverse-angular horse with stripes (vertical); nefer sign; Height 7.7mm.
Donor:
Kathryn G. Overstreet
Collection place:
Uncertain site, Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Egypt
Materials:
Soapstone (metamorphic 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 5-7508, described as Seal: Scarab; steatite with tan glaze; all scarab parts present; triangles on upper elytra. Reverse-angular horse with stripes (vertical); nefer sign; Height 7.7mm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7508, described as Seal: Scarab; steatite with tan glaze; all scarab parts present; triangles on upper elytra. Reverse-angular horse with stripes (vertical); nefer sign; Height 7.7mm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7508, described as Seal: Scarab; steatite with tan glaze; all scarab parts present; triangles on upper elytra. Reverse-angular horse with stripes (vertical); nefer sign; Height 7.7mm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7508, described as Seal: Scarab; steatite with tan glaze; all scarab parts present; triangles on upper elytra. Reverse-angular horse with stripes (vertical); nefer sign; Height 7.7mm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7508, described as Seal: Scarab; steatite with tan glaze; all scarab parts present; triangles on upper elytra. Reverse-angular horse with stripes (vertical); nefer sign; Height 7.7mm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7508, described as Seal: Scarab; steatite with tan glaze; all scarab parts present; triangles on upper elytra. Reverse-angular horse with stripes (vertical); nefer sign; Height 7.7mm.

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