Keywords: Egyptian - Naturalistic Scarab - Walters 42366 - Back.jpg Naturalistic scarabs which exhibit a beetle-formed underside instead of a flat bottom with additional motifs became popular in the late Third Intermediate and Late periods They were attached to the mummy bandages and were part of the amulet set There are two varieties of such scarabs red carnelian and blue-green faience scarabs It is likely that the blue-green scarabs focus only on the renewal aspect while the red carnelian scarabs were related to the sun rise/set aspect and gave special protection at the critical transition phase between 665 342 BC Late Period Egyptian faience with green glaze cm 1 2 2 2 5 accession number 42 366 35346 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Daily Magic in Ancient Egypt The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2006-2007 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian scarabs in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |