Brooklyn Museum: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art: Scarab with Separate Wings

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Scarab with Separate Wings

Nets made of faience beadwork became a fashionable feature of mummy wrappings in the Late Period. Faience amulets formed part of the beadwork pattern and served to protect the mummy through their magical properties. This scarab is one of the finer examples of such amulets. It served as a substitute heart that would ensure continued existence in the hereafter.

Medium: Faience, glazed
Place Made: Egypt
Dates: ca. 712-342 B.C.E.
Dynasty: second half of XXV Dynasty-XXX Dynasty
Period: Third Intermediate Period-Late Period
Dimensions: Scarab: 11/16 x 1 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. (1.8 x 4.2 x 6.3 cm) Wing: 1 5/16 x 3 3/4 in. (3.4 x 9.6 cm)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
Accession Number: 49.28a-c
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Image: Overall, 49.28a_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph