Record ID: LON-AF19A7 - MODERN model

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Model

Unique ID: LON-AF19A7

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of A Modern Egyptian stone scarab with cartouche (19th - early 20th century)

A Modern limestone model of an Egyptian scarab (19th – early 20th century). The model has been carved to form a three-dimensional scarab beetle and the flat under-side is carved with a cartouche and hieroglyphics.

Dr Stephen Quirke notes that this is an interesting example and similar examples were usually discarded from collections as not ancient. The cartouche (name-ring) containing the hieroglyphs is an often-copied motif – the signs themselves are accurate enough and read Menmaatra, which is the throne-name of king Sety I, about 1290 BC, father of king Ramses II – the hieroglyph under the name-ring is the sign for ‘gold’ (Egyptian nbw) – the criteria for considering it not ancient are (1) the criss-cross interior of the gold-hieroglyph and lower sign in the cartouch, (2) the material, which looks like limestone, not usually used for Sety I-Ramses II ancient scarabs, (3) the rough cutting, partly caused by the material, (4) the feather on the head of the goddess-hieroglyph (Maat) is a simple triangle which I have never seen on an ancient scarab (it should have the rounded tip of a plum) – there are also many ‘rustic’ ancient scarabs, of course, and many ancient copies made outside Egypt.

Dimensions: length: 66.48mm; width: 54.85mm; thickness: 36.62mm; weight: 147.09g.

Identification by Dr Stephen Quirke, Curator The Petrie Museum.

This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.

Class: Scarab

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MODERN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 1800
Date to: AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Length: 66.48 mm
Width: 54.85 mm
Thickness: 36.62 mm
Weight: 147.09 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Stone [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Hand made [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Greater London
District: City Of London
To be known as: City of London

Method of discovery: Other chance find [scope notes]
General landuse: Open fresh water [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Running water [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st December 2007

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Stephen Quirke - [view all attributed records]

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