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Egyptian Faience Scarab Beetle Amulet Late Period, ca. 525-332 BC. A light to dark green glazed funerary scarab beetle with a convex belly and a suspension loop at the center of the belly so that it could be stitched to the mummy's wrappings. Groups of these would have been placed on the chest of a mummy along with other vital amulets. The scarab beetle made it a successful spiritual transformation into the afterlife of bliss. Ex HJB 134th Buy or Bid Sale, October 2003, lot 672. L. 3/4" (2 cm).