Reproduction
Object Category
scarabs
Description
Scarab of glazed steatite, colour faded to buff, underside inscribed in hieroglyphs with personal name and title 'administrator Khenemsu', in border of oval scrolls. First hieroglyph (rwd) with unusually long tail at left, and writing of Khenemsu simplified with i-reed in place of vertical nm-hieroglyph: crude ancient work, or modern imitation?
Publications
- Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, Scarabs and Cylinders with Names, pl.XV .B.U
- Ilin-Tomich, Alexander, Egyptian Name Scarabs from the 12th to the 15th Dynasty: Geography and Chronology of Production, 274
Production Period
(possible) Second Intermediate Period
Material
Dimensions
height: 2.4 cms
width: 1.6 cms
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC11406
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
