Funerary scarab, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, L. 2.3 cm (7/8 in.); W. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.); H. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.), This scarab amulet depicts the scarab beetle with a naturalistic underside and a loop at its belly. Scarabs in this shape may have been used only as amulets for mummies and they are often called naturalistic scarabs or funerary scarabs
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Funerary scarab, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C, Egypt, Faience, L, 2.3 cm, 7/8, W, 1.8, 11/16, H, 1.2, 1/2, scarab, amulet, depicts, scarab beetle, naturalistic underside, loop, belly, Scarabs, shape, amulets, mummies, scarabs, funerary
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