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Description: | ; Classification(s): scarab, scarab, carved; Acquisition: bequeathed by Gayer-Anderson, R.G., 1943 [E.GA.1509.1943]
Description: Steatite scarab with traces of glaze and resin on the surface. The object is only partially preserved. The base is inscribed with the so-called Lion Hunt text and is broken away after 'total of lions'. These scarabs are associated with Amenhotep III and make reference to the King's power. | 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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