Human-face Scarab with Sphinx and Hieroglyphs ca. 1295–1070 New Kingdom The underside of this scarab shows a recumbent human-headed sphinx, wearing a nemes-headcloth with a uraeus on the front. The sphinx is a popular motif on scarabs, especially during the New Kingdom and the Late Period, and embodies the pharaoh. Here it holds a seated figure of the goddess Maat in his front paws, while a sun disk is placed above, and below the sphinx the sign of endurance (djed) is flanked by two uraei. On the back, a single line divides the wing cases of the scarab, but a human face with ribbed head b
Human-face Scarab with Sphinx and Hieroglyphs ca. 1295–1070 New Kingdom The underside of this scarab shows a recumbent human-headed sphinx, wearing a nemes-headcloth with a uraeus on the front. The sphinx is a popular motif on scarabs, especially during the New Kingdom and the Late Period, and embodies the pharaoh. Here it holds a seated figure of the goddess Maat in his front paws, while a sun disk is placed above, and below the sphinx the sign of endurance (djed) is flanked by two uraei. On the back, a single line divides the wing cases of the scarab, but a human face with ribbed head band replaces the head and shoulders of the beetle. The earliest examples of human-face scarabs date to the late Middle Kingdom and the Second Intermediate Period (ca. 1850-1550 ) but they are also well attested during the late New Human-face Scarab with Sphinx and Hieroglyphs. ca. 1295–1070 Dark green glazed steatite. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, debris, MMA excavations, 1920–22. Dynasty 19–20 (Ramesside)
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