3dRose A scarab inspired by artworks and beliefs of ancient Egyptians and jewelry they wore - Greeting Cards, 6 x 6 inches, set of 12 (gc_11675_2)

what is a scarab and what does it mean it is a representation or image of a beetle much used among the ancient egyptians as a symbol seal amulet or a gem hut to resemble a beetle scarabs are a common type of amulet seal oaring bezel found in egypt nubia and syria from the sixth dynasty until the tolmay period 2300 30 bc the earliest were purely amoled and uninscribed it was only during the middle kingdom 2055 to 1650 bc but they were used as seals the scarab seal is so called because it was made in the shape of the sacred scarab beetle scarabwise sassa which was personified by khepri a sun-god associated with resurrection the flat underside of the scarab carved in stone or moulded in fiance or glass was usually decorated with designs or inscriptions sometimes incorporating a royal name scarabs however have proven to be an unreliable means of dating archaeological contexts since the roya