A good Egyptian Greenstone Heart Scarab, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Medium - Gold Landmarks and Law Grounds: Men

Landmarks and Law Grounds: Men of the Desert

Carved from opaque quartz

halfway between a club and a hammer

depicts a master of animals figure wearing a headdress and ribbed collar with arms raised

A good Egyptian Greenstone Heart Scarab, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Medium - Gold Landmarks and Law Grounds: MenThe scarabs association with the daily rebirth of the young sun god, Khepri, gave the beetle a prominent role in funerary contexts. In this example, the body conforms to the usual scarabaeus sacer; the eyes and head are carved on the five notched shield (clypeus). The first segment of the upper body (prothorax) and wings (elytrae) are separated by incised lines, while the legs (tibiae) to the side, are tucked underneath the body. As is to be expected,