Funerary Scarab
M14159
Information
Blue funerary scarab with holes for sewing on to mummy bandages or bead netting placed over the mummy. Seemingly made from Egyptian blue, a synthetic pigment.
CONDITION NOTE (1998):Surface dirt, discolouration.
Mayer Collection Inventory 1928: Blue faience scarab from the net work of a mummy, Plain Elytra.