© British Museum
Amuletic jewelled scarab
Artist: Egyptian
Location: British Museum
Date: circa 600 BC
Materials: gold, enamel
Dimensions: length: 2.8cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £20,000 (Total: £46,000)
Vendor: Charles Ede
Review number: 4658 (1999)
Provenance:
Collection of Comtesse Behague; French private collection; current vendor
Description:
Jewel in the form of a scarab beetle. Its back is decorated with cloisons in a pattern of horizonal and vertical stripes frilled with dark blue enamel. The underside has a tube which was used for attachment to a mummy.
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