Scarab ca. 2030-1550 B.C. Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period This amulet was found bound on the right hand ring finger of a mummy. This amulet is carved of jasper, a very hard stone. The oval shape and lightly carved lines on the back identify it as a beetle, better known to Egyptologists as a scarab. Although the base of this scarab is uninscribed, the beetle itself acts as a power amulet for rebirth. The word for beetle in ancient Egyptian was similar in sound to the word meaning "come into being" (or become). The Egyptians also imagined that the sun as it was reborn while rising in the eastern sky each morning was being pushed into the sky by a beetle. These associations made the scarab one of the most popular amulets for the Egyptians, and it is one of the most common objects to survive from ancient times.. Scarab. ca. 2030-1550 B.C.. Jasper. Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, East of Pabasa, Radim, Burial 6A.X.B26; from right

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Scarab ca. 2030-1550 B.C. Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period This amulet was found bound on the right hand ring finger of a mummy. This amulet is carved of jasper, a very hard stone. The oval shape and lightly carved lines on the back identify it as a beetle, better known to Egyptologists as a scarab. Although the base of this scarab is uninscribed, the beetle itself acts as a power amulet for rebirth. The word for beetle in ancient Egyptian was similar in sound to the word meaning "come into being" (or become). The Egyptians also imagined that the sun as it was reborn while rising in the eastern sky each morning was being pushed into the sky by a beetle. These associations made the scarab one of the most popular amulets for the Egyptians, and it is one of the most common objects to survive from ancient times.. Scarab. ca. 2030-1550 B.C.. Jasper. Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, East of Pabasa, Radim, Burial 6A.X.B26; from right

SuperStock offers millions of photos, videos, and stock assets to creatives around the world. This image of Scarab ca. 2030-1550 B.C. Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period This amulet was found bound on the right hand ring finger of a mummy. This amulet is carved of jasper, a very hard stone. The oval shape and lightly carved lines on the back identify it as a beetle, better known to Egyptologists as a scarab. Although the base of this scarab is uninscribed, the beetle itself acts as a power amulet for rebirth. The word for beetle in ancient Egyptian was similar in sound to the word meaning "come into being" (or become). The Egyptians also imagined that the sun as it was reborn while rising in the eastern sky each morning was being pushed into the sky by a beetle. These associations made the scarab one of the most popular amulets for the Egyptians, and it is one of the most common objects to survive from ancient times.. Scarab. ca. 2030-1550 B.C.. Jasper. Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, East of Pabasa, Radim, Burial 6A.X.B26; from right by Piemags/PL Photography Limited is available for licensing today.

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