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- CollectionEgypt
- Research projectsGlypcol
- Inventory numberE.05724.3
- TitleScarab with hieroglyphs
- CultureEgyptian
- Date747 BC - 656 BC
- PeriodSait Period(Egypt > Late Period)
- DimensionsH x La x P: 2,2 cm, 1,6 cm, 1 cm
- OwnerMusées royaux d'art et d'histoire / Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis
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Object nameStamp sealGeographyPlace of production:EgyptGeographical Reference > Africa > North Africa
Place of discovery:SanamGeographical Reference > Africa > North Africa > Sudan > Ash-ShamaliyahMaterialFaienceMaterial > Earth > Clay > Ceramic > Earthenware (material)TechniqueGlazeTechnique > Ceramics (techniques) > Decoration and finishing
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The base of this scarab displays hieroglyphs surrounded by a rope and placed between two “nb” baskets: the life sign “ankh”, the ostrich feather “maat”, the sign “nfr” (‘good, beautiful’) and the solar disk of Ra.
Excavation: Griffith 1913-1914
