Reproduction
scarabs
Descripción
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.
Documentation
- 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
late Middle Kingdom
Material
Dimensiones
height: 2.0 cms
width: 1.4 cms
Número del objeto
LDUCE-UC11444
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology