scarab / Serpentine

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Object Identifier
1981.04.0077
Object Name
scarab
Object Type
Scarabs
Materials
Serpentine
Length
4.2cm
Width
2.9cm
Height
1.7cm
Weight
35 g
Pierced
161
Inscribed
161
Full Artifact Description
Heart scarab. Serpentine?
Verbatim Date
1070 - 656 BC
Verbatim Provenance
Egypt
Production Site
140
Countermark
161
Exhibition Title
A Scientist Views the Past: The Samuel A. Goudsmit Collection of Egyptian Antiquities
The Beginning of Understanding; Writing in the Ancient World
Preserving Eternity: Modern Goals, Ancient Intentions
Death in Ancient Egypt: Preserving Eternity
Case 18 - Dynastic Funerary
Exhibition Curator
Root, Margaret Cool
Allen, Marti Lu
Dix, T. Keith
Richards, Janet
Wilfong, Terry
Exhibition Year
1995
2009
Type Category
30

Technical Details

Record
1981.04.0077
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1981.04.0077/dscn2200.jpg

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"scarab; Serpentine." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1981.04.0077/dscn2200.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.
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