An Egyptian Blue Faience Scarab, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 - 1295 BCE Gods & Goddesses 2001—18th National Aboriginal and Torres

2001—18th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award

Werkstätten orientalisierender Keramik auf Rhodos (1957)

Seeing with New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C

antefixes were a spiritual prophylactic against the evil eye and other malevolent influences (the Gorgon head motif was particularly popular in order to scare away such spirits)

rendered in the abstract

An Egyptian Blue Faience Scarab, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 - 1295 BCE Gods & Goddesses 2001—18th National Aboriginal and Torresof glassy deep blue faience, the flat base uninscribed, a single suture and pronotum lines, the legs to the side naturalistically rendered. Pierced longitudinally for suspension. Dimensions: Length: 1. 4 cm (0. 55 inches) Condition: Intact and in very good condition overall. Provenance: Private English collection, acquired between 1970 2012.