Description:

Ancient Art. Egypt, New Kingdom / Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1550 to 712 BCE. A scarab beetle amulet made of brilliant blue lapis lazuli, complete with stylized legs, face, and winged shell. The bottom is absent of any carvings or hieratic script, and a small drilled hole runs through the length of the beetle in order to display it on a necklace or other string. Amulets of the scarab were hugely popular for thousands of years in ancient Egypt, a symbol with staying power similar to that of the Christian crucifix; they seem to have been worn and carried by the living, although by the time of the Third Intermediate period, they had also become part of the increasingly elaborate battery of items to be placed into graves for protection of the dead. Size: 0.875" L x 0.625" W x 0.375" H (2.2 cm x 1.6 cm x 1 cm); 1.625" H (4.1 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Orange County, California, USA collection, acquired before 2000

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#126246

  • Condition: Wearable if strung on a necklace. Surface wear commensurate with age, with minor earthen and mineral deposits throughout.

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