Caption

Winged scarab; protective amulet for mummies, wings, grave goods; sacred animal motif; scarab amulet made in Egypt, Late Period, 664–332 BC; materials/technique not specified; dimensions: height 5 cm, width 23.8 cm, depth 1.8 cm., A horizontal wooden object with a central carved beetle-like form attached to a pair of elongated wing-like wooden panels; the central carved form is smooth with rounded contours and shows shades of green and brown with areas of darker patina, while the wing-like panels are textured with visible grain lines and show various tones of brown and tan with lighter dusted spots; the background is a neutral gray and there is a soft shadow beneath the object.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_062

License type

Rights managed

Available size

26.6Mb (1.7Mb) / 20.0in x 5.2in / 6000 x 1549 (300dpi)

Keywords

Winged scarab protective amulet mummies wings grave goods sacred animal motif scarab amulet Egypt Late Period 664–332 Bc materials technique specified dimensions height 5 cm width 23.8 cm depth 1.8 cm horizontal wooden object central carved beetle- form attached pair elongated wing- wooden panels form smooth rounded contours shades green brown areas darker patina wing- panels textured visible grain lines various tones tan lighter dusted spots background neutral gray soft shadow beneath object.