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Scarab
A carved beetle from ancient Egypt, where the scarab was a sign of rebirth. Some, called heart scarabs, were inscribed with a spell from the Book of the Dead. Ours is a drawing, not a dug-up antique.A sign of rebirthAncient EgyptIn ancient Egypt the scarab beetle was a sign of rebirth, as the Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum explains in its work on Egyptian amulets. Scarab amulets were made of steatite and of glazed faience. Our files give no date for the first ones.Source: Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum, Heart scarab (ancient Egyptian amulets project) ↗
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