Object Description
A fine Ancient Egyptian scarab modelled naturalistically in red carnelian. The obverse is curved and largely left smooth, with subtle definition around the head, eyes, and clypeus. The prothorax and elytra marked by linear incisions. The sides of the piece are deeply carved to depict the legs. The carnelian shows beautiful hues of red, orange and brown which flow into each other. The reverse of the amulet is flat and unworked. Usually scarabs made of semi-precious stones were kept blank on the reverse, free from hieroglyphs. The scarab is pierced for suspension, although this is now blocked.
Date: Circa 1550 – 1070 BC
Period: New Kingdom Period