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The cartouche (name-ring) containing the hieroglyphs is an often-copied motif  \u2013 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 \u2013 the hieroglyph under the name-ring is the sign for \u2018gold\u2019 (Egyptian nbw) \u2013 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) \u2013 there are also many \u2018rustic\u2019 ancient scarabs, of course, and many ancient copies made outside Egypt.\r\n\r\nDimensions: length: 66.48mm; width: 54.85mm; thickness: 36.62mm; weight: 147.09g.\r\n\r\nIdentification by Dr Stephen Quirke, Curator The Petrie Museum.\r\n","notes":null,"old_findID":"LON-AF19A7","id":"218498","objecttype":"Model","classification":"Scarab","subclass":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2008-05-14 15:11:30","broadperiod":"MODERN","updated":"2011-02-24 13:47:20","treasureID":null,"secwfstage":"4","secuid":"001482AF3120135E","findofnote":"1","objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":"2007-12-01","datefound2":null,"createdBy":"523","curr_loc":null,"inscription":null,"reason":null,"subsequentAction":"Returned to finder"}],"record":[{"id":"218498","old_findID":"LON-AF19A7","uniqueID":"001482AF3120135E","objecttype":"Model","classification":"Scarab","subclass":null,"length":"66.48","height":null,"width":"54.85","thickness":"36.62","diameter":null,"quantity":"1","other_ref":null,"treasureID":null,"broadperiod":"MODERN","numdate1":"1800","numdate2":"1900","description":"A Modern limestone model of an Egyptian scarab (19th \u2013 early 20th century).  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