Ancient egyptian Rare SCARAB Statue Double Face

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Height; 5 cm , Width; 9 cm , Depth; 6 cmPeriod; (1510-1340 BC)Material; Stone You are bidding on Ancient Egyptian scarab such scarab was use as Amulets History Scarab Appearance: The ray-like antenna on the beetle's head and its practice of dung-rolling caused the beetle to also carry solar symbolism. The scarab-beetle god Khepera was believed to push the setting sun along the sky in the same manner as the beetle with his ball of dung. In many artifacts, the scarab is depicted pushing the sun along its course in the sky. From the Egyptian inscriptions we now know that the beetle, which they called Khepera , was a symbol of the god, who was the 'father of the gods', and the creator of all things which exist in heaven and earth. He formed himself out of the matter which he himself produced, and he was identified with the night-sun at the moment when it was about to rise for a new day, and thus typified matter about to change its form of existence, or matter about to come into existence, and resurrection and new birth generally. use In one form, scarabs were a cheap and common form of "charm" which everyone could afford and easily wear strung on a cord on their person. Most scarabs were made for the living. The small magical object was believed imbued with particualar protective powers that warded off evil and provided good things for the owner for this life and also for the next, particularly when sewn to mummy wrappings Although scarabs are known from the earliest periods, it is in the 12th dynasty that their use as seals became common. The name of a particular person, king, or official title was inscribed on their flat bases to ensure protective powers would be given to the owner and to the owner's property. Interestingly, some scarabs with royal names were worn after the king was deceased, in the saintly sense, all probability, no mThe lock and key was unknown in Egypt. Instead, clay was shaped and impressed with seals to secure the contents of jars, bags, boxes, letters, and official documents, and to safeguard storage rooms by sealing the doors. They were handy and easily carried on the person. Official seals were so important that at least as early as the Old Kingdom officials instructed students in the art of being "sealers." Official departments had their secular sealers such as "Sealer of the Honey," while religious organizations had their "Divine Sealer." In the Middle Kingdom the royal treasury had its Chancellor and "Keeper of the Royal Seal." The idea of using a stamp seal, or "button seal," was imported to Egypt from Asia, but in taking the form of a beetle it became exclusively Egyptian. Although the scarab amulet may have been degraded by its utilitarian use as the everyday sealatter what their category, scarabs represented sacred emblems of Egyptian religious belief. A fascinating part of God's wonderful creation, dung beetles roll balls of animal dung along the ground. These balls are rolled into holes, wupon the beetle deposits its larvae which, being hatched, feed upon the dung. According to Egyptian doctrine, the dung beetle rolling his ball was considered illustrative of the Sun's heavenly circuit and its daily self-renewal. Hence, a symbolical scarab carrying a Solar disk upon its back represented the Sun's cycle through the sky. Scarabs were also symbolic of resurrection. This too was directly linked with the rising of the Sun. In fact, since the scarab was spiritually connected with the Sun-rise, it became closely associated with the Egyptian deity Khepri-"god of the rising Sun." In every aspect, scarabs and Egyptian Solar worship were inseparable. During the time of the Egyptians, stone-carved scarabs were used as magical amulets, supposedly aiding its wearer with the power of "eternal renewal of life." Scarabs were also employed as talismans and royal seals. Bid with confidence. We are Ebay Power Seller and verified Square Trade Seller. We value ... read more

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