Object Number | E3844 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Archaic |
Provenience | Egypt | Hierakonpolis |
Locus | Main Deposit |
Period | Dynasty 0 | Archaic |
Date Made | 3000 BCE |
Section | Egyptian |
Materials | Hematite |
Iconography | Scorpion |
Description | Small figurine of a scorpion (tail missing). The four legs are carefully articulated on each side of the body. The two eyes are deeply drilled probably for the insertion of inlays. |
Height | 4 cm |
Length | 11.5 cm |
Width | 6 cm |
Credit Line | Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; James Quibell, 1898 |
Other Number | AES636 - Other Number |
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