Reproduction
Object Category
beads, amulets
Description
green glazed steatite scarab with inscription of prince Apeq on base on a string of beads: bone ring beads, blue faience ring beads, garnet ring beads and two blue faience scrab amulets. A mixture from two bodies in the same grave. I'pk s3 nsw smsw. Scarab from Body C (child); beads ?
Collection Place
Qau
Collection Place Notes
Tomb 7323
Publications
- Martin, Geoffrey Thorndike, Egyptian Administrative and Private Name Seals, VII, p.9; XIX, 20
- Ilin-Tomich, Alexander, Egyptian Name Scarabs from the 12th to the 15th Dynasty: Geography and Chronology of Production, 377, 401
- Brunton, Guy, Qau and Badari III
Production Period
13th Dynasty
Material
Dimensions
scarab length: 1.7 cms
width: 1.1 cms
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC26276
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
