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The warm terracotta surface displays an attractive ancient patina with light earthen deposits and excellent preservation of the finely molded facial features and costume details
Purportedly purchased at Sotheby’s
Amulet size: 11/16”
Beautiful painted linen funerary textile fragment depicting a winged scarab beneath the solar disk
Ancient Egyptian Faience Scarab The warm terracotta surface displaysLate Period, c. 1000500 BCE** An authentic Ancient Egyptian faience scarab amulet dating to the Late Period, approximately 1000500 BCE. This finely modeled example is formed in vibrant turquoise blue glazed faience, a quartz based ceramic traditionally used in Egypt for sacred and amuletic objects. The scarab is carefully carved with naturalistic anatomical details including a domed back, defined clypeus, incised thorax line, and delineated wing
