Royal Scarab of Sheshi
date: label: Accession Date
content: 15 Jul 1997
label: Collection Date
content: 1955 to 1956
name: label: Collector
content: Walter J. Clark
label: Donor Name
content: Walter J. Clark
notes: label: Notes
content: TAN COLORED ROUND SCARAB HAS INCISED HIEROGLYPHS ON FLAT UNDERSIDE & INCISED BEETLE OUTLINE ON TOP SURFACE. HAS HOLES PIERCED THROUGH LENGTHWISE.
label: Notes
content: Royal scarab of Sheshi, a pharoah of the 13th Dynasty. Such scarabs were produced (even in cheap materials, often in large quantities) but only on behalf of the pharoah; were distributed to elites, as a token of authority; sometimes used as seals (these usually very deeply incised, in anticipation), but most used as a symbol of royal favor or authority.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 19 Jul 2017
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Cairo (purchased here), Lower Egypt, Egypt, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
culture: label: Culture
content: Ancient Egyptian
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 409928
label: USNM Number
content: A553342-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Scarab
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 2 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 1.4 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 0.9 cm