Scarab from a coffin
- Accession Number
- EC300
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Types
- Tomb equipment, Coffin/sarcophagus/cartonnage | Scarab, seal, scaraboid, intaglio and similar objects, Scarab, Winged scarab
- Material
- Wood
- Provenance
- Egypt
- Measurements
- Height: 45mm | Width: 100mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
Licensing details
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- Description
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Painted wooden scarab beetle with wings. possibly from a coffin. Damaged. Originally part of the Rustafjaell collection purchased by Wellcome. 4.5 x 10cm.
- Other Identity
- 487H (circular label with blue border) | 487?
- Previous Owners
- Robert de Rustafjaell (1859–1943) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 27 Jul 2020