Scarab

Museum number:
6-11637
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
Scarab of steatite, green glaze; length 1.8 cm; width 1.3 cm. “Great Lord of the Two Lands, Aa-Kheperu-Ra,” symbol of strength [phty], or “Strong is the Great Horus, Lord of the Two Lands. Length 18.1 mm, width 13.1 mm, height 7.8 mm.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 3794 (294), Cemetery 3500, Naga-ed-Der
Verbatim coll. place:
Cemetery 3500; G3794
Culture or time period:
18th Dynasty of Egypt (1550–1295 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1901-1903
Materials:
Soapstone (metamorphic rock) (stone, steatite)
Person depicted:
Horus (Egyptian deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Scarabs (carvings)
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Loans:
S1977-1978 #71: Oregon Historical Society (June 15, 1978–November 17, 1978)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 12 titled Scarab, accession number 6-11637, described as Scarab of steatite, green glaze; length 1.8 cm; width 1.3 cm. “Great Lord of the Two Lands, Aa-Kheperu-Ra,” symbol of strength [phty], or “Strong is the Great Horus, Lord of the Two Lands. Length 18.1 mm, width 13.1 mm, height 7.8 mm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 12 titled Scarab, accession number 6-11637, described as Scarab of steatite, green glaze; length 1.8 cm; width 1.3 cm. “Great Lord of the Two Lands, Aa-Kheperu-Ra,” symbol of strength [phty], or “Strong is the Great Horus, Lord of the Two Lands. Length 18.1 mm, width 13.1 mm, height 7.8 mm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 12 titled Scarab, accession number 6-11637, described as Scarab of steatite, green glaze; length 1.8 cm; width 1.3 cm. “Great Lord of the Two Lands, Aa-Kheperu-Ra,” symbol of strength [phty], or “Strong is the Great Horus, Lord of the Two Lands. Length 18.1 mm, width 13.1 mm, height 7.8 mm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 12 titled Scarab, accession number 6-11637, described as Scarab of steatite, green glaze; length 1.8 cm; width 1.3 cm. “Great Lord of the Two Lands, Aa-Kheperu-Ra,” symbol of strength [phty], or “Strong is the Great Horus, Lord of the Two Lands. Length 18.1 mm, width 13.1 mm, height 7.8 mm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 12 titled Scarab, accession number 6-11637, described as Scarab of steatite, green glaze; length 1.8 cm; width 1.3 cm. “Great Lord of the Two Lands, Aa-Kheperu-Ra,” symbol of strength [phty], or “Strong is the Great Horus, Lord of the Two Lands. Length 18.1 mm, width 13.1 mm, height 7.8 mm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 12 titled Scarab, accession number 6-11637, described as Scarab of steatite, green glaze; length 1.8 cm; width 1.3 cm. “Great Lord of the Two Lands, Aa-Kheperu-Ra,” symbol of strength [phty], or “Strong is the Great Horus, Lord of the Two Lands. Length 18.1 mm, width 13.1 mm, height 7.8 mm.Hearst Museum object 7 of 12 titled Scarab, accession number 6-11637, described as Scarab of steatite, green glaze; length 1.8 cm; width 1.3 cm. “Great Lord of the Two Lands, Aa-Kheperu-Ra,” symbol of strength [phty], or “Strong is the Great Horus, Lord of the Two Lands. Length 18.1 mm, width 13.1 mm, height 7.8 mm.Hearst Museum object 8 of 12 titled Scarab, accession number 6-11637, described as Scarab of steatite, green glaze; length 1.8 cm; width 1.3 cm. “Great Lord of the Two Lands, Aa-Kheperu-Ra,” symbol of strength [phty], or “Strong is the Great Horus, Lord of the Two Lands. Length 18.1 mm, width 13.1 mm, height 7.8 mm.Hearst Museum object 9 of 12 titled Scarab, accession number 6-11637, described as Scarab of steatite, green glaze; length 1.8 cm; width 1.3 cm. “Great Lord of the Two Lands, Aa-Kheperu-Ra,” symbol of strength [phty], or “Strong is the Great Horus, Lord of the Two Lands. Length 18.1 mm, width 13.1 mm, height 7.8 mm.Hearst Museum object 10 of 12 titled Scarab, accession number 6-11637, described as Scarab of steatite, green glaze; length 1.8 cm; width 1.3 cm. “Great Lord of the Two Lands, Aa-Kheperu-Ra,” symbol of strength [phty], or “Strong is the Great Horus, Lord of the Two Lands. Length 18.1 mm, width 13.1 mm, height 7.8 mm.Hearst Museum object 11 of 12 titled Scarab, accession number 6-11637, described as Scarab of steatite, green glaze; length 1.8 cm; width 1.3 cm. “Great Lord of the Two Lands, Aa-Kheperu-Ra,” symbol of strength [phty], or “Strong is the Great Horus, Lord of the Two Lands. Length 18.1 mm, width 13.1 mm, height 7.8 mm.Hearst Museum object 12 of 12 titled Scarab, accession number 6-11637, described as Scarab of steatite, green glaze; length 1.8 cm; width 1.3 cm. “Great Lord of the Two Lands, Aa-Kheperu-Ra,” symbol of strength [phty], or “Strong is the Great Horus, Lord of the Two Lands. Length 18.1 mm, width 13.1 mm, height 7.8 mm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Scarab, accession number 6-11637, described as Scarab of steatite, green glaze; length 1.8 cm; width 1.3 cm. “Great Lord of the Two Lands, Aa-Kheperu-Ra,” symbol of strength [phty], or “Strong is the Great Horus, Lord of the Two Lands. Length 18.1 mm, width 13.1 mm, height 7.8 mm.

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