Seal
Category
Archaeological material
Date
1800 BC - 1550 BC
Materials
Faded blue glazed steatite
Measurements
10 x 14 mm; 19 mm (Length)
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 887681.6
Summary
An Egyptian seal in the shape of a scarab beetle. The hieroglyphs on the base, framed by a scroll motif, are seemingly random (a 'pseudo-inscription'). The last two signs read 'given life'. Second Intermediate Period, 18th - early 16th century BC. Faded blue glazed steatite. One of six strung together in modern times. Information supplied by Marcel Marée , Assistant Keeper at the Department of Ancient Egypt & Sudan, British Museum, London.
Provenance
Probably acquired on transfer of the house to the National Trust. The family travelled extensively before WW1, Lord and Lady Clifden and the Hons. Mary Vere and Everilda visited Egypt for a week in October 1906 , and the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, later 7th Viscount Clifden, who gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953, had a career in the Diplomatic Service from 1906-1930.