Object Description
A fabulous Egyptian, turquoise faience amulet set of a winged scarab and sons of Horus. The Four Son of Horus, the personifications of the canopic jars used in the embalming and mummification process are depicted with their zoomorphic heads. The deities represented were Imsety, with a human head; Duamutef, with a jackal head; Hapi, with a baboon head; and Qebehsenuef, with a hawk head. Made from moulds, the detailing of their shrouded bodies was added with incised detailing. Similar incisions mark the feathered wing segments of the scarab. The reverse of each of the segments is flat and unworked. Most likely these pieces were attached to a mummy shroud, which was common from the Late Period.
Measurements for the group are given below.
Scarab: 3cm width x 4.2cm height x 1.5cm depth
Wings: approx. 5.1cm width x 1.8cm height x 0.4cm depth
Figures: approx. 1.3cm width x 5.3cm height x 0.4cm depth
Date: Circa 664 – 332 BC
Period: Late Period