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Scarab
Unknown
Hallwyl Museum
Stockholm, Sweden
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Scarab of light grey steatite with gold setting. Purchased by Wilhelmina von Hallwyl at the Egyptian Museum on 20 December 1900, according to Ida Uhse's diary:
“20th Dec. In the morning the Countess bought an idol in the museum for Ellen and for herself a scarab set in gold and a latticed blue clay ring.”
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Details
- Title: Scarab
- Creator: Unknown
- Original Language: Swedish
- Subject Keywords: Tourism, scarab, Egypt, Cairo, Egyptian Museum
- Original Source: Object number: XXXVI:J.g.01.
- Rights: Public Domain
- Medium: steatite, gold
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