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Accession_Number E.62.12
Shape Winged scarab
Shape_description
Material Faience
Fabric Egyptian
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration Blue scarab on a flat base, which has vertical lines down the top of the beetle from its throat, and patterned legs. The wings are detached, both with spanned wing decorations. Base is plain. There are 6 small holes on the points of the compass, with 2 at East and at West by the side of the scarab, and three holes on each of the wings. These are at the corners of the joining part to the body of the scarab and one at each end of the wing spans.
Inscriptions
Condition Intact and complete. Very little glaze has been removed but some brown deposit can be found on the underside and in the holes over all parts.
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period Late Dynastic
Date 644-322
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

2007.03.1301.jpg
Top view of a blue Egyptian faience winged scarab, with detached wings.

2007.03.1302.jpg
Top view of a blue Egyptian faience winged scarab, with detached wings.

2007.03.1303.jpg
Top view of a the base of a blue Egyptian faience winged scarab, with detached wings.

2007.99.0039.jpg
Front view of an Egyptian winged scarab.

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Front view of an Egyptian winged scarab.

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Rear view of an Egyptian winged scarab.

2007.99.0042.jpg
Top view of a blue Egyptian faience winged scarab, with detached wings.

2008.08.0054.jpg
Oblique view of a blue Egyptian faience winged scarab, with detached wings.

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Oblique view of a blue Egyptian faience winged scarab, with detached wings.

2008.08.0273.jpg
Oblique view of a blue Egyptian faience winged scarab, with detached wings.

2008.08.0274.jpg
Oblique view of a blue Egyptian faience winged scarab, with detached wings.

2011.03.0031.jpg
Top view of a blue Egyptian faience winged scarab, with detached wings.
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Beazley_DB
Height 4.5
Diameters 3.2
Handle_height
Other_dims. Wings are 3.9cm x 2cm each
Location Egypt
Edited_by Amy Stevens; Joana varela
Date_edited 19.04.2007; 24.04.2017
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