Winged Scarab Amulet
Ancient Egyptian
-664–-525
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- Scarab: 5.9 × 3.5 × 0.8 cm (2 3/8 × 1 7/16 × 3/8 in.); Proper Right Wing: 3 × 4.6 × 0.3 cm (1 3/16 × 1 13/16 × 1/8 in.); Proper Left Wing: 3 × 4.7 × 0.3 cm (1 3/16 × 1 7/8 × 1/8 in.)
- Genre
- scarab
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
insectswingsceramicsscarablate period (egyptian)ancient artamuletegyptianceramicancientfaïence (composite material)
About
A scarab amulet was often placed over the heart of a mummy to act as its protector. The wings allowed the scarab to join the daily rising and setting of the sun, a cycle that was equated with eternal death and rebirth.
