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Winged Pectoral Scarab
The collection record classifies this work as scarabs. It is dated 664–525 BCE. Recorded culture or place: Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26.
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- Museum title
- Winged Pectoral Scarab
- Date
- 664–525 BCE
- Culture / origin
- Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26
- Materials and technique
- deep turquoise faience
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1914.766
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
To create connections between their work and ancient Egypt, European and American jewelers conducted careful research, looking at sources including hieroglyphs in funerary art and architecture. The1924 Cartier scarab brooch was directly inspired by representations of the dung beetle, which also stood for Khepri, a sun deity of resurrection, while the 1927 gateway brooch echoes the silhouette of ancient Egyptian temple entrances. Beauty companies like Bourjois even adopted ancient Egyptian motifs for their marketing and packaging, suggesting the elegance of their brand through sensationalized elements of ancient Egyptian art.
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