egypt-museum:Silver Winged ScarabThis winged scarab made on a silvered background, inlaid with lapis
egypt-museum:Silver Winged ScarabThis winged scarab made on a silvered background, inlaid with lapis lazuli, red jasper and green feldspar. It seems to have been fixed to a larger object since there are fasteners on the back side.The winged scarab was a powerful image of solar rebirth for the deceased.Amulets in the form of scarab beetles had become enormously popular in Ancient Egypt by the early Middle Kingdom (approx. 2000 BC) and remained popular for the rest of the pharaonic period and beyond.Ptolemaic Period, ca. 305-30 BC. Dendera Treasure.Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 46356Photo: Kenneth Garrett -- source link