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Description: | hatching on underside Tomb 27, Gurob Egypt MANU Unknown 18th dynasty Egypt From Tomb 27 at Gurob: Identified from plate XXII of "Gurob" - British School of Archaeology in Egypt. (No. 20). Most scarabs were used as seals and also were a cheap and common form of "charm" which everyone could afford and easily wear strung on a cord on their person. Most scarabs were made for the living. The small magical object was believed imbued with particular protective powers that warded off evil and provided good things for the owner for this life and also for the next, particularly when sewn to mummy wrappings. The name of a particular person, king, or official title was inscribed on their flat bases to ensure protective powers would be given to the owner and to the owner's property. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | PENDENT : NORTH AFRICA : PENDANT : LUCKY CHARM : BEETLE : MSERPICO : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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