Scarab with two separate wings. Each pierced at the edges to allow for stitching to the mummy bandages or sewn onto an elaborate bead net placed over the mummy. The winged scarab was a symbol of new life and together with amulets in the shape of the Four Sons of Horus the group would offer magical protection helping the dead to be reborn in the afterlife. 

CONDITION NOTE 1998: Surface loss, surface dirt, discolouration, chipped, worn.

Register: Beads, winged scarab and four Genii. H.93. XXII-XXV dynasties, Hissayeh. 
Catalogue card: Figure of genii in blue faience, 55 mm. Three of a set of the four genii in blue faience. c. 61 mm. A few cylindrical blue faience beads, very poor technique. Hissayeh. Fair technique. Faded preservation.

Winged Scarab | National Museums Liverpool

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Scarab with two separate wings. Each pierced at the edges to allow for stitching to the mummy bandages or sewn onto an elaborate bead net placed over the mummy. The winged scarab was a symbol of new life and together with amulets in the shape of the Four Sons of Horus the group would offer magical protection helping the dead to be reborn in the afterlife. CONDITION NOTE 1998: Surface loss, surface dirt, discolouration, chipped, worn. Register: Beads, winged scarab and four Genii. H.93. XXII-XXV dynasties, Hissayeh. Catalogue card: Figure of genii in blue faience, 55 mm. Three of a set of the four genii in blue faience. c. 61 mm. A few cylindrical blue faience beads, very poor technique. Hissayeh. Fair technique. Faded preservation.

Winged Scarab

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