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Artifact
Human-Headed Scarab
Description
Possibly made of plaster, or other very white material
Scarab has been painted gold and black, clearly for the tourist trade.
Head appears to have settled back towards the body in the moulding process, resting at an odd angle.
Some breaks, which have been repaired
On underside, two ostrich feathers are impressed in the material, with a cartouche between them, resting on the hieroglyph for "gold", nub.
Background Information
Purchased as a memento by John Growder who drilled for oil in Egypt for eight years, from around 1923.
The scarab, or dung beetle, is an insect indigenous to Egypt and has many religious connotations. Scarabs were commonly used as amulets in Ancient Egypt, and were inscribed on the bottom with names or words.
Map Location
Latitude: 27° 15' 29.736" N Longitude: 33° 48' 14.861" E
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