A good Egyptian Greenstone Heart Scarab, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Sculpture - Architectural with the amphora form carefully

with the amphora form carefully modeled to read as both small-scale vessels and elegant jewelry pendants

front right paw

participating in a traditional funeral banquet

In ancient Greece

A good Egyptian Greenstone Heart Scarab, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Sculpture - Architectural with the amphora form carefullyThe 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,