Clay Scarab

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Object Details

Donor Name

Elizabeth S. Stevens

Notes

From card: "Fraud" - H. Ranke, U. of Pa. Mus., 4/15/39"

"Heart scarab" in fired talc. Definitely fake. Large deposits of talc occur in the Wadi Hammamat; fabricators often mine large quantities of this to make tourist souvenirs/fakes out of. Often fire them, as if they were steatite (though the ancient steatite sources haven't been rediscovered.

Record Last Modified

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Accession Date

20 Dec 1919

Accession Number

064443

USNM Number

A311848-0

Object Type

Scarab

Place

Egypt, Africa

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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Archaeology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/334319305-ab9d-4724-b395-cd4a306e08b8

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8080762