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YOU ARE HERE:>>REAL or FAKE>>Is this genuine, section 9, page 1

February 2014

Interestingly two people asked me about this type of scarab within only a few days!

Yes, they are.

A fairly well known type of rather large scarab made in pottery.

Most are around 28mm.

They are early Third Intemediate Period, probably 20th dynasty

Here are several together.

Shows the Seth animal and (probably) Anhur holding Was sceptres ( symbolic of power and dominion) above two seated baboons (representing the god Thoth) holding either a lotus or possibly papyrus plants and a solar disk between them.

Here are two seal impressions on bullae.

Asked again.....

This type of scarab is documented at the Petrie Museum at University College London.

It states:

'Buff (once brown-glazed) steatite scarab with seated Seth animal and seated Anhur (?) above two seated baboons, each holding a lotus; and other signs (drilled inaccurately).'

Period - Dynasty 20 ? (1069BCE-1186BCE)

Height 2.9 cms length 2.1 cm Petrie Museum, UC34308

The recording of the dimensions here is incorrect actually : they are all approximately 29mm long and these types of scarab are in pottery not steatite.

February 2014.

Someone asked me about this tablet.

And this one.

The seller doesn't actually say that either is "ancient" just "old".

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