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A fake scarab with cartouche on the base acquired by GH Bourne in 1915 as an imitation item to send home to Australia. The current whereabouts of the artefact is unknown. Bourne acquired a series of genuine and imitation artefacts in Egypt which are…

A fake figurine, said to be a "sacred monkey" acquired by GH Bourne in 1915 as an imitation item to send home to Australia. The current whereabouts of the artefact is unknown. Bourne acquired a series of genuine and imitation artefacts in Egypt which…

A fake shabti or "answerer" figurine acquired by GH Bourne in 1915 as an imitation item to send home to Australia. The current whereabouts of the artefact is unknown. Bourne acquired a series of genuine and imitation artefacts in Egypt which are…

A fake shabti or "answerer" figurine acquired by GH Bourne in 1915 as an imitation item to send home to Australia. The current whereabouts of the artefact is unknown. Bourne acquired a series of genuine and imitation artefacts in Egypt which are…

An alabaster pyramidion, small in size with a flat top and chipped base. The colouration is mostly white with bands of cream and yellow. The artefact is described in the Queensland Museum accession register as being donated by George Herbert Bourne…

A Fake Egyptian terracotta figurine of Isis and Horus. The surface of the figure is a mottled black/brown with flecks of green. Some areas are damaged and show the pale pink terracotta beneath, including the nose and knee of Isis, the forehead and…

A large grey terracotta scarab with the cartouche of Ramses II on the underside. The left cartouche is damaged by scratches, while the right cartouche is worn, but easily identified. Three large chips are missing from the edge of the scarab above the…

A fake scarab decorated with four cobras in a brown stone. The clypeus is triangular and rather worn, and the head is very small, almost non existant. The thorax is shaped like an elongated pentagon and the elytra is divided in two, with notches on…

A fake scarab with the name of Thutmose III in a buff-orange stone covered in a green glaze. The clypeus is diamond shaped and incised with five vertical lines. It sits below a very small triangular head and a large thorax. The elytra is divided…

An Egyptian amulet in the form of a gaurdant cat. The fabric is buff to orange with some evidence of a blue glaze, poorly preserved. The rounded ears sit prominently on the top of the head. The eyes and nose appear to be moulded. The head and body…