Scaraboid

56.21.665

Information

Turquoise glazed composition scarab shaped seal with inscribed base giving the throne name of Akhenaten, Neferkheperura-Waenra. Pierced through the length. Find number 31/266: From the North Suburb. Found within T.33.8 A-E, a group of 5 small houses in the 'quarter north of the Wady, west of the West Road' in the North Suburb. CONDITION NOTE 1998: Surface dirt, discolouration, residue. Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society in 1931. Acquired by the EES in the division of finds. Donated to the East Anglia Egyptian Society by the EES in recognition of a contribution to the EES (excavation subscription). Donated to Norwich Castle Museum. Purchased from the collections of Norwich Castle Museum in 1956 by Liverpool City Museum (now World Museum).