Légende

Winged scarab; flat-bottom scarab with attached wings right wing possibly completed or chipped glaze; mummiform motif; scarab amulet; Late Period, Egypt, 664–332 BC; height 6 cm, width 15.5 cm, depth 1 cm., An object resembling a spread-winged scarab composed of a central rounded body and two elongated wing-like pieces, all connected with short pieces of twine; the surface shows a mottled mix of bright turquoise blue and darker teal with areas of worn, sandy beige and gray; the left wing is predominantly bright blue with incised feather-like lines and patches of sandy beige wear, the right wing transitions from teal into a muted gray-blue with similar incised lines and slight surface encrustation, and the central body block is a richer turquoise with darker speckling and small worn beige spots, while the twine is a natural beige color.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A04_265

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50.4Mo (2.8Mo) / 50.8cm x 24.8cm / 6000 x 2934 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Winged scarab flat-bottom scarab attached wings right wing completed chipped glaze mummiform motif scarab amulet Late Period Egypt 664–332 Bc height 6 cm width 15.5 cm depth 1 cm object resembling spread-winged scarab composed central rounded body two elongated wing- pieces connected short pieces twine surface mottled mix bright turquoise blue darker teal areas worn sandy beige gray left wing predominantly bright blue incised feather- lines patches sandy beige wear right wing transitions teal muted gray-blue incised lines slight surface encrustation central body block richer turquoise darker speckling small beige spots natural beige color.