Object Description
An Egyptian, mottled green, serpentine heart-scarab with stylised head and marked elytra. The clypeus is carefully rendered with the humeral callosities present. The elytra are marked with vertical striations. From the side, it is possible to see the finely carved feathered back legs. Two perforations on each side of the elytra possibly to allow the scarab to be affixed to a pectoral. The base is flat and uninscribed.
Date: Circa 664-332 BC
Period: Late Period