Caption

Winged scarab, flat-bottom scarab with attached wings right wing possibly completed or with chipped glaze; scarab amulet, glazed faience; Late Period, Egypt, 664–332 BC; height 6 cm, width 15.5 cm, depth 1 cm; motifs: wings, mummiform scene., A flat, wing-shaped object composed of three connected blue ceramic pieces with a central rounded form and two elongated side panels, joined by pieces of coarse beige twine threaded through holes; the surfaces show mottled shades of blue ranging from light turquoise to deeper cyan with areas of pale greenish blue and small patches of beige and brown discoloration; the left panel appears more muted bluish-gray with a rough texture and the central piece has speckled darker blue spots and irregular beige deposits, while the right panel shows a smoother, lighter turquoise surface with fine hairline cracks and some brownish stains; the background is a uniform light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_266

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.4Mb (1.8Mb) / 20.0in x 9.8in / 6000 x 2934 (300dpi)

Keywords

Winged scarab flat-bottom scarab attached wings right wing completed chipped glaze scarab amulet glazed faience Late Period Egypt 664–332 Bc height 6 cm width 15.5 cm depth 1 cm motifs wings mummiform scene flat wing-shaped object composed three connected blue ceramic pieces central rounded form two elongated side panels joined pieces coarse beige twine threaded holes surfaces mottled shades blue ranging light turquoise deeper cyan areas pale greenish blue small patches brown discoloration left panel muted bluish-gray rough texture central piece speckled darker blue spots irregular deposits right panel smoother lighter turquoise surface fine hairline cracks brownish stains background uniform light gray.