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Title
Egypt
,
Second
Intermediate
Period
,
Buff
Steatite
Scarab
,
c
.
1750-1550
BC
Obverse
Scarab
Beetle
Reverse
Symmetrical
Geometric
Pattern
Type/denomination
Buff
Steatite
Scarab
Diameter
16 mm
Origin
Egypt
Period
Second
Intermediate
Period
,
c
.
1750-1550
BC
Description
This
buff
steatite
scarab
was
created
in
Egypt
during
the
Second
Intermediate
Period
(c
.
1750-1550
BC)
. This
amulet
has the
body
and
shape
of a
beetle
, and the
bottom
has a
symmetrical
,
geometric
pattern
.
Scarabs
are
most
commonly
made
out
of
steatite
, also
known
as
soapstone
. To
make
steatite
into a
harder
,
ceramic-like
substance
,
ancient
civilizations
sometimes
mixed
it
with
other
substances
or
additives
and
heated
it
at a
high
temperature
. There
is
a
hole
lengthways
in this
scarab
,
which
means
that
it
may
have been
strung
and
worn
as a
necklace
.
Scarab
amulets
sometimes
doubled
as
seals
as
well
.
Ancient
Egyptians
considered
scarab
beetles
, also
known
as
dung
beetles
, to be
sacred
. They
believed
that the
deity
Khepri
,
who
had the
form
of a
giant
scarab
beetle
,
rolled
the
sun
across
the
sky
each
day
.
Scarabs
also
symbolized
rebirth
and
regeneration
, as the
ancient
Egyptians
believed
that the
beetles
spontaneously
generated
from
balls
of
dung
,
which
is
, in
fact
,
where
the
beetles
lay
their
eggs
.
Publisher
Hillsdale College
Donor
Alwin
C
.
Carus
Collection
Ancient
Accession number
20051245
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