Ancient Egyptian Faience Scarab Purportedly purchased at Sotheby’s

Purportedly purchased at Sotheby’s

The warm terracotta surface displays an attractive ancient patina with light earthen deposits and excellent preservation of the finely molded facial features and costume details

Thermoluminescence testing indicates that the head is a later historic replacement dating to approximately the 18th–19th century

and age-related wear consistent with centuries of burial

Ex: Old United Kingdom private collection

Ancient Egyptian Faience Scarab Purportedly purchased at Sotheby’sLate Period, c. 1000500 BCE** An authentic Ancient Egyptian faience scarab amulet dating to the Late Period, approximately 1000500 BCE. This finely modeled example is formed in vibrant turquoise blue glazed faience, a quartz based ceramic traditionally used in Egypt for sacred and amuletic objects. The scarab is carefully carved with naturalistic anatomical details including a domed back, defined clypeus, incised thorax line, and delineated wing