id:			94392
accession number:	1914.766
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.766
updated:		2023-08-23 18:00:05.017000

Winged Pectoral Scarab, 664–525 BCE. Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 26. Deep turquoise faience; overall: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.766

title:				Winged Pectoral Scarab
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creation date:			664–525 BCE
creation date earliest:		-664
creation date latest:		-525
current location:		234 Textile Gallery
creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 26
technique:	deep turquoise faience
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - Late Period
type:		Scarabs
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measurements: Overall: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience
	opening date:   1998-05-10T00:00:00
	<i>Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (May 10-July 5, 1998); Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, RI (August 25, 1998-January 3, 1999).

	title:		Egyptomania: Fashion's Conflicted Obsession
	opening date:   2023-04-01T04:00:00
	<i>Egyptomania: Fashion's Conflicted Obsession</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 1, 2023-January 28, 2024).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* The Cleveland Museum of Art (5/10/98 - 7/5/98); Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (8/25/98 - 1/3/99).  "Gifts of the Nile:  Ancient Egyptian Faience," not in exh. cat.

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PROVENANCE

	Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
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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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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 526
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