"Scarab Beetle Box"

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Fascinating Egyptian Box in highly polished bronze resin depicting a large scarab on the lid. The sides of the box are ornate with Ankh crosses and handpainted in red, gold, blue and turquiose, colours typical of Egyptian imagery.

The box is designed with a top compartment an a pull out drawer.

The Egyptians observed that the beetle rolls its eggs in a ball of dung round the ground, and the ball was identified with the Sun. The baby beetles were seen to emerge from the dung, as if life was emerging from the primeval mound, and so dung beetles were thought capable of spontaneous creation.

Scarab amulets were very popular and they were worn in bracelets and necklaces. They were also used as funerary talismans, and were placed over the heart (which was considered to be the thinking organ) of the deceased to keep it from confessing sins.

The scarab beetle was a manifestation of the creator and solar deity Kepri and it was considered to be a symbol of new life and resurrection.

Presented in a bespoke box.

Dimensions: 10 cm height, 15 cm wide, 10 cm deep

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