Object Description
A finely engraved Egyptian steate scarab beetle amulet with incised features such as clypeus, prothorax and elytra marked by single lines. The reverse features a depiction of the god Horus, facing right and depicted as a falcon-headed man, seated on a throne. He holds a long staff in his left hand and wears a sun-disk on his head. To the right of the scarab is a standing female figure, most likely the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet. She holds in her right hand a papyrus staff. Beneath the figures is a large ‘neb’ basket sign. The scarab has been pierced longitudinally for suspension.
Date: Circa 664-332 BC
Period: Late Period