Vintage Ancient Egyptian Faience Scarab Amulet, From West Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt, 16.5 mm.

VINTAGE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SCARAB AMULET

*EXCELLENT SHAPE AND CONDITION AMULET -

ACQUIRED FROM VALLEY OF THE KINGS AREA, WEST LUXOR (WEST THEBES)

*ACTUAL PHOTOS OF THE SCARAB ARE PROVIDED

By far the most important amulet in ancient Egypt was the scarab, Sacred Scarabs or Ritual Scarabs were used by the Egyptians during religious ceremonies and in other occasions such as birth and marriage.

Scarabs were popular amulets in ancient Egypt. According to ancient Egyptian myths, the sun (Ra) or ( Aton) rolls across the sky each day and transforms bodies and souls. the scarab was seen as an earthly symbol of this heavenly cycle. This came to be iconographic, and ideological symbols were incorporated into ancient Egyptian society.

To the ancient Egyptians, the scarab or dung beetle was a protector and a symbol of the new brighter day ahead

- ACQUIRED IN 1968

IT'S GUARANTEED THAT THIS SCARAB AMULET IS 45 YEARS OLD OR OLDER

- INSCRIBED WITH HIEROGLYPHICS DEDICATION

- DEEP BLUE, GREENISH BLUE AND REDDISH BEIGE

- MEASURES: 16.5 mm long, 12.5 mm wide, 8.5 mm DEEP (APPROXIMATELY)

- HOLED THROUGH FROM TOP TO BOTTOM

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