Winged Naturalistic Scarab
Description
<p>This faience winged scarab has a flat underside without a bottom design or drill-holes. The design on the scarab's back is very simple. It has a rough and uneven surface, balanced proportions, no evidence of extremities or partition lines, and rough workmanship. The piece is poorly made.The scarab functioned as a funerary amulet, and would have been attached to mummy bandages. Winged scarabs should assure the renewal of the deceased by meeting the sun god in the afterlife.Winged scarabs were the central part of the amulet set of a mummy.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.1448' rel='external'>Winged Naturalistic Scarab</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 42.1448 tier-2
- Walters-id 37269 tier-2
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