Scarab seal

Museum number:
5-7524
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Accession number:
Acc.2442
Description:
Seal: Scarab; remaining glaze tan; notches for protothorax and no elytra; Reverse- three bands of similar hieroglyphs incised; winged scarab one end; Height 6.7 mm. Length 1.6 cm. Width 1.2 cm. Sides grooved; legs not indicated. Note: The bottom design is “a-n-r” pattern arranged in three columns. For parallels, see D. Ben-Tor’s “The Scarab”, p. 68.
Donor:
Kathryn G. Overstreet
Collection place:
Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Egypt
Materials:
Glaze (coating by location)
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 5-7524, described as Seal: Scarab; remaining glaze tan; notches for protothorax and no elytra; Reverse- three bands of similar hieroglyphs incised; winged scarab one end; Height 6.7 mm. Length 1.6 cm. Width 1.2 cm. Sides grooved; legs not indicated. Note: The bottom design is “a-n-r” pattern arranged in three columns. For parallels, see D. Ben-Tor’s “The Scarab”, p. 68.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7524, described as Seal: Scarab; remaining glaze tan; notches for protothorax and no elytra; Reverse- three bands of similar hieroglyphs incised; winged scarab one end; Height 6.7 mm. Length 1.6 cm. Width 1.2 cm. Sides grooved; legs not indicated. Note: The bottom design is “a-n-r” pattern arranged in three columns. For parallels, see D. Ben-Tor’s “The Scarab”, p. 68.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7524, described as Seal: Scarab; remaining glaze tan; notches for protothorax and no elytra; Reverse- three bands of similar hieroglyphs incised; winged scarab one end; Height 6.7 mm. Length 1.6 cm. Width 1.2 cm. Sides grooved; legs not indicated. Note: The bottom design is “a-n-r” pattern arranged in three columns. For parallels, see D. Ben-Tor’s “The Scarab”, p. 68.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7524, described as Seal: Scarab; remaining glaze tan; notches for protothorax and no elytra; Reverse- three bands of similar hieroglyphs incised; winged scarab one end; Height 6.7 mm. Length 1.6 cm. Width 1.2 cm. Sides grooved; legs not indicated. Note: The bottom design is “a-n-r” pattern arranged in three columns. For parallels, see D. Ben-Tor’s “The Scarab”, p. 68.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7524, described as Seal: Scarab; remaining glaze tan; notches for protothorax and no elytra; Reverse- three bands of similar hieroglyphs incised; winged scarab one end; Height 6.7 mm. Length 1.6 cm. Width 1.2 cm. Sides grooved; legs not indicated. Note: The bottom design is “a-n-r” pattern arranged in three columns. For parallels, see D. Ben-Tor’s “The Scarab”, p. 68.

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