Scarab seal

Museum number:
5-7471
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Accession number:
Acc.2442
Description:
Seal. Scarab. Stone with grayish tan glaze. Protothorax and elytra not indicated. Rough carving. Two lines indicate legs. Reverse-three stick figures of gods. Length 1.61 cm. Width 1.25 cm. Height 6.5 mm. Osiris, Horus, and possibly Isis.
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:
Horus (Egyptian deity), Isis (Egyptian and Roman deity), and Osiris (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 5-7471, described as Seal. Scarab. Stone with grayish tan glaze. Protothorax and elytra not indicated. Rough carving. Two lines indicate legs. Reverse-three stick figures of gods. Length 1.61 cm. Width 1.25 cm. Height 6.5 mm. Osiris, Horus, and possibly Isis.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7471, described as Seal. Scarab. Stone with grayish tan glaze. Protothorax and elytra not indicated. Rough carving. Two lines indicate legs. Reverse-three stick figures of gods. Length 1.61 cm. Width 1.25 cm. Height 6.5 mm. Osiris, Horus, and possibly Isis.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7471, described as Seal. Scarab. Stone with grayish tan glaze. Protothorax and elytra not indicated. Rough carving. Two lines indicate legs. Reverse-three stick figures of gods. Length 1.61 cm. Width 1.25 cm. Height 6.5 mm. Osiris, Horus, and possibly Isis.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7471, described as Seal. Scarab. Stone with grayish tan glaze. Protothorax and elytra not indicated. Rough carving. Two lines indicate legs. Reverse-three stick figures of gods. Length 1.61 cm. Width 1.25 cm. Height 6.5 mm. Osiris, Horus, and possibly Isis.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Scarab seal, accession number 5-7471, described as Seal. Scarab. Stone with grayish tan glaze. Protothorax and elytra not indicated. Rough carving. Two lines indicate legs. Reverse-three stick figures of gods. Length 1.61 cm. Width 1.25 cm. Height 6.5 mm. Osiris, Horus, and possibly Isis.

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