Egyptian Scarab Of Soapstone

Object Details

Donor Name

Louise S. Codwise

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

1

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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Anthropology

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Archaeology

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8075359

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30bb2cfa3-8bfc-4173-9845-ca48cd901d04