Scarab
- Accession Number
- EC362
- Current Location
- House of Life (first floor), Drawers beneath stelae, Drawer 5
- Object Type
- Scarab, seal, scaraboid, intaglio and similar objects, Scarab
- Material
- Stone/minerals
- Measurements
- Height: 15mm | Length: 35mm | Width: 25mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Animal
- Scarab
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Licensing details
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- Description
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An inscribed scarab beetle made of a green stone. The hieroglyphs suggest that this is not an ancient object.
- Previous Owner
- Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Assumed long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Language
- Egyptian
- Script
- Hieroglyphic
- Last modified: 08 Jun 2022
