Unique Ancient Egyptian Sacred Scarab Amulet Beetle heavy stone gold leaf hand painted made in Egypt

Ancient Egyptian Scarab Beetel Khepri made from heavy stone gold leaf hand painted . Made in Egypt. Height 4 cm depth 11 cm width 8 cm weight 520 grams. Scarabs Represented Resurrection in Ancient Egypt Like the dung beetle’s Revolving ball, the Scarab became a symbol of birth, Life, death, rebirth and resurrection. Since the Sun was believed to die each night and reborn each morning as a beetle, the scarab took on significant regenerative powers . The scarab was closely connected with the sun god Khepri, who brought the sunrise over the horizon each day. For reasons that are not clear (although no doubt connected to the religious significance of the Egyptian god Khepri), amulets in the form of scarab beetles had become enormously popular in ancient Egypt by the early Middle Kingdom (approx. 2000 BCE) and remained popular for the rest of the pharaonic period and beyond. During that long period the function of scarabs repeatedly changed. Primarily amulets, they were also inscribed for use as personal or administrative seals or were incorporated into jewelry. Some scarabs were apparently created for political or diplomatic purposes to commemorate or advertise royal achievements. By the early New Kingdom, heart scarabs had become part of the battery of amulets protecting mummies. From the middle Bronze Age, other ancient peoples of the Mediterranean and the Middle East imported scarabs from Egypt and also produced scarabs in Egyptian or local styles, especially in the Levantine.