Reproduction
Object Category
scarabs
Description
Scarab of steatite, glaze gone, underside inscribed in hieroglyphs with personal name and title 'keeper of the chamber Wersobek', above depiction of man in papyrus boat harpooning hippopotamus with head turned back towards harpooner, mouth open. Formerly in the MacGregor Collection.
Publications
- Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, Scarabs and Cylinders with Names, pl.XVI.13 A D
- Quirke, Stephen, Birth Tusks: the armoury of health in context - Egypt 1800 BC
Production Period
late Middle Kingdom
Material
Dimensions
height: 2.0 cms
width: 1.4 cms
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC11444
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
