Scarab
- Inventory number:
- АР-277/2
- Creation Date:
- 1st millennium BC
- Provenance:
- Lviv Historical Museum
- Size:
- 1.7 x 1.5 cm
- Material:
- clay, paint
- Type of object:
- Amulet
- Subject:
- Ancient Egypt
Ellipsoidal in shape. On a small platform are placed figure of beetle: gray one. They were widespread in ancient Egypt and later in the Roman Empire, serving as amulets and seals. They have holes for threading. Three of them have symbols on their backs. The scarab beetle was considered a sacred insect by the Egyptians because the dung it rolled into balls was associated with the sun.
