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Description: | ; Classification(s): scarab, scarab, mouldmade; Acquisition: bequeathed by McClean, Frank (1837-1904), 1904 [E.30.1904]
Description: Faience scarab inscribed on the base with two crocodiles. The crocodiles are possibly a reference to the god Sobek. Crocodiles were also believed to offer protection in Ancient Egypt. The scarab is pierced lengthways. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/terms.htm | Publisher: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Rights holder: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Subjects: | scarab | Source: | Fitzwilliam Museum | Creator: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Identifier: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opacdire... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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