Uninscribed Scarab

Unknown

ca. 664–525 B.C. · Faience · Egyptian Art

This scarab-shaped amulet with an undecorated base is made of green faience. Green stones and green glazes were often used in the manufacture of amulets: for the ancient Egyptians, the color referred to vegetation and therefore to life, fertility, and renewal.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 664–525 B.C.

Medium

Faience

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910