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Record Details

Object Identifier
1981.04.0047
Object Name
scarab
Object Type
Scarabs
Materials
Glaze
Steatite
Weight
0.53 g
Inscribed
no
Full Artifact Description
Scaraboid. Steatite; green glaze.
Subjects
Crouching figure
Verbatim Date
1570 - 1293 BC
Verbatim Provenance
Egypt
Countermark
no
Exhibition Title
A Scientist Views the Past: The Samuel A. Goudsmit Collection of Egyptian Antiquities
The Art of Seals: Aesthetic and Social Dynamics of the Impressed Image from Antiquity to the Present
Preserving Eternity: Modern Goals, Ancient Intentions
Death in Ancient Egypt: Preserving Eternity
Case 18 - Dynastic Funerary
Exhibition Curator
Root, Margaret Cool
Richards, Janet
Wilfong, Terry
Exhibition Year
1995
2009
Publication Title
Passionate Curiosities: Tales of Collectors & Collections from the Kelsey Museum
Publication Author
Talalay, Lauren E.; Cool, Margaret Root
Publication Year
2015
Type Category
Artifact

Technical Details

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918 x 724
File Size
52 KB
Record
1981.04.0047
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1981.04.0047/1981_04_0047p02.tif

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"scarab; Glaze; Steatite". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1981.04.0047/1981_04_0047p02.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 06, 2023.