Caption

Scarab with naturalistic modeling; protective amulet depicting a sacred animal; Late Period, 26th Dynasty, 664–525 BC, Egypt; amulet scarab; height 4 cm, width 2.8 cm;, A single carved object resembling a rounded, symmetrical form with a textured surface and vertical grooves on its lower portion, showing a few irregularities and chips around the edges; the top area has a raised central section flanked by curved, ribbed elements and a beaded border where the upper and lower sections meet; the surface shows a weathered, pitted texture with small rough spots and worn details; visible colors include beige, light brown, tan, off-white, gray, and a small area of muted red near the lower edge; the background is a flat, uniform light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_139

License type

Rights managed

Available size

31.0Mb (2.1Mb) / 11.0in x 11.0in / 3294 x 3294 (300dpi)

Keywords

Scarab naturalistic modeling protective amulet depicting sacred animal Late Period 26th Dynasty 664–525 Bc Egypt amulet scarab height 4 cm width 2.8 cm single carved object resembling rounded symmetrical form textured surface vertical grooves lower portion showing irregularities chips edges top area raised central section flanked curved ribbed elements beaded border upper lower sections meet surface weathered pitted texture small rough spots worn details visible colors include beige light brown tan off-white gray small area muted red near lower edge background flat uniform light gray.