Ancient Egyptian Scarab Amulet – Glazed Steatite, Late Period (ca. 664–332 BCE) Ancient Egyptian Painted Funerary Textile

Ancient Egyptian Painted Funerary Textile Fragment

The piece exhibits an attractive ancient surface with expected burial wear and mineral deposits consistent with age

sold January 14

The surface shows mineral deposits

with copy of insurance certificate from Merrin Gallery

Ancient Egyptian Scarab Amulet – Glazed Steatite, Late Period (ca. 664–332 BCE) Ancient Egyptian Painted Funerary TextileThis Ancient Egyptian scarab amulet is carved from glazed steatite and measures approximately 5 8 inch in length. The piece is sculpted in the traditional beetle form associated with Khepri, the solar god of rebirth and renewal. The domed back displays finely modeled wing cases and thorax divisions, still retaining vivid turquoise green glaze with areas of natural wear and mineral patina acquired through burial and antiquity. The underside is flat and