Clay Scarab

Object Details

Donor Name

Elizabeth S. Stevens

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

1

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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Anthropology

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Archaeology

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8080762

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

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