Hand-Carved Scarab Beetle - Made in Egypt Museum Replica Beautiful multi-coloured hand-painted detail

Beautiful multi-coloured hand-painted detail

Height: 27cm / 10

Anubis is often depicted holding a staff

which indicates that she was a mother goddess

The symbol is an Egyptian hieroglyph for "life" or "breath of life" (`nh = ankh) and

Hand-Carved Scarab Beetle - Made in Egypt Museum Replica Beautiful multi-coloured hand-painted detailHand Carved and Hand Painted Egyptian Scarab Beetle Two Sizes available Medium (70x50mm) and Large (95x65mm) In ancient Egyptian religion, the sun god Ra is seen to roll across the sky each day, transforming bodies and souls. Beetles of the family Scarabaeidae (dung beetle) roll dung into a ball as food and as a brood chamber in which to lay eggs; this way, the larvae hatch and are immediately surrounded by food. For these reasons the scarab was seen