Vintage Ancient Egyptian Faience Scarab Amulet, Deir El Bahari, Upper Egypt, 17.5 mm

VINTAGE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SCARAB AMULET.

A FASCINATING UNIQUE SCARAB, COLOR SHADES AND INSCRIPTION

ACQUIRED FROM DEIR AL-BAHARI "THE MONASTERY OF THE SEE" IN 1958

HATSHEPSUT TEMPLE AREA, WEST BANK OF THE NILE - UPPER EGYPT

*ACTUAL PHOTOS OF THE SCARAB ARE PROVIDED

THIS SCARAB IS PERSONALIZED WITH HIEROGLYPHICS ON THE BACK

Scarabs were popular amulets in ancient Egypt. According to ancient Egyptian myths, the sun (Ra) 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

- EXACT AGE UNDETERMINED

*IT'S GUARANTEED THAT THIS SCARAB AMULET IS 60 YEARS OLD OR OLDER

- MEASURES: 17.50 mm long, 12.50 mm wide, 8.50 mm deep

- COLOR: GREENISH BLUE AND REDISH BEIGE

- IT'S HOLED ALL THE WAY THROUGH

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