Caption

Tile with pseudo-hieroglyphs; scarab with pseudo-hieroglyphs on the base. 20th century, Egypt. Forgery. Scarab amulet. Dimensions: height 0.9 cm, width 2.4 cm, depth 1.4 cm. Unknown creator; ., A rectangular carved object suspended against a plain background, showing a dark brown to black surface with lighter worn edges; the front is divided into two vertical panels filled with shallow incised shapes and pictorial marks, including several bird-like forms, curved and angular linear motifs, and a few circular and bowl-like shapes; the top has a small tab projecting upward and the object's surface shows scratches and wear revealing lighter brown beneath; the background behind the object is a smooth neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_359

License type

Rights managed

Available size

21.0Mb (559.2Kb) / 9.0in x 9.0in / 2712 x 2712 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tile pseudo-hieroglyphs scarab base 20th century Egypt Forgery Scarab amulet Dimensions height 0.9 cm width 2.4 cm depth 1.4 cm Unknown creator rectangular carved object suspended plain background showing dark brown black surface lighter worn edges front divided two vertical panels filled shallow incised shapes pictorial marks several bird- forms curved angular linear motifs circular bowl- top small tab projecting upward object's surface scratches wear revealing lighter brown beneath background object smooth neutral gray.