Egyptian Scarab Of Soapstone

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Object Details

Donor Name

Louise S. Codwise

Notes

From card: "Two hawks with crowns of Lower Egypt; between them a palm tree. "Fraud" - Dr. H. Ranke, U. of Pa. Mus., 4/15/39."

Heart scarab. Seems authentic amulet, but inscription on base is bizarre. Johns Hopkins University Egyptologist Betsy Bryan thinks original scarab is ok, inscription added later to enhance souvenir value. Steatite, doesn't seem to have been glazed.

Record Last Modified

4 Jun 2017

Specimen Count

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Accession Date

15 Oct 1915

Accession Number

058920

USNM Number

A288971-0

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:/65665/30bb2cfa3-8bfc-4173-9845-ca48cd901d04

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8075359