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Scarab Collection (page 3)

The scarab, also known as the silver chafer beetle or Chrysina limbata, holds a significant place in ancient Egyptian culture

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Scarab Beetle with Hieroglyphs (cobras, anx-signs, nbw-sign), Egypt

Scarab: Scarab Beetle with Hieroglyphs (cobras, anx-signs, nbw-sign), Egypt, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12 (about 1950-1773 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Falcon and Hieroglyphs, Egypt, New Kingdom-Late Period

Scarab: Falcon and Hieroglyphs, Egypt, New Kingdom-Late Period, Dynasties 18-26 (about 1550-525 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Inscription, Egypt, Middle Kingdom (about 2055-1650 BCE). Creator: Unknown

Scarab: Inscription, Egypt, Middle Kingdom (about 2055-1650 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Scarab: Inscription, Egypt, Middle Kingdom (about 2055-1650 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Falcon with Red Crown and Cobra (?), Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-19 (?)

Scarab: Falcon with Red Crown and Cobra (?), Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-19 (?) (about 1550-1186 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Criosphinx and Ma at with Name of Amun-Ra, Egypt, New Kingdom-Late Period

Scarab: Criosphinx and Ma at with Name of Amun-Ra, Egypt, New Kingdom-Late Period, Dynasties 18-26 (about 1550-525 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Abstract Designs, Egypt, Iron Age II (?) (9th-7th century BCE). Creator: Unknown

Scarab: Abstract Designs, Egypt, Iron Age II (?) (9th-7th century BCE). Creator: Unknown
Scarab: Abstract Designs, Egypt, Iron Age II (?) (9th-7th century BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Title and Personal Name (?), Egypt, Middle Kingdom

Scarab: Title and Personal Name (?), Egypt, Middle Kingdom, Dynasties 11-14 (about 2055-1650 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Title (Seal-Bearer of the King of Lower Egypt, Overseer of Sealed Goods

Scarab: Title (Seal-Bearer of the King of Lower Egypt, Overseer of Sealed Goods) and Personal Name (Har), Egypt, Second Intermediate Period, Dynasties 15-17 (about 1650-1550 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Animal Motifs (Bird, Antelope, Hippopotamus), Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 19-20

Scarab: Animal Motifs (Bird, Antelope, Hippopotamus), Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 19-20 (about 1295-1069 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Amun-Ra and Hieroglyphs, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-20 (about 1550-1069 BCE

Scarab: Amun-Ra and Hieroglyphs, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-20 (about 1550-1069 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Striding Lion Motif, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18 (about 1550-1295 BCE)

Scarab: Striding Lion Motif, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18 (about 1550-1295 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Neferkara and Hieroglyphs (ankh and djed signs), Egypt, Middle Kingdom-Second

Scarab: Neferkara and Hieroglyphs (ankh and djed signs), Egypt, Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period, Dynasties 12-17 (about 2055-1550 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Antelope with Foliage Motif, Egypt, Second Intermediate Period

Scarab: Antelope with Foliage Motif, Egypt, Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 15 (about 1650-1550 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Hieroglyphs (wedjat-eye, nefer-signs, nbw-sign), Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18

Scarab: Hieroglyphs (wedjat-eye, nefer-signs, nbw-sign), Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (about 1550-1295 BCE) (?)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Interlocking Scrolls and Spirals, Egypt, Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 15

Scarab: Interlocking Scrolls and Spirals, Egypt, Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 15 (about 1650-1550 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Title (Greatest of the Tens of Upper Egypt) and Personal Name, Egypt

Scarab: Title (Greatest of the Tens of Upper Egypt) and Personal Name, Egypt, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, Reign of Senusret III-Sobekneferu (about 1870-1773 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: The God Ptah with a Standing King and the Name of Usermaatra Setepenra

Scarab: The God Ptah with a Standing King and the Name of Usermaatra Setepenra (Ramesses II), Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, Reign of Ramesses II (about 1279-1213 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Floral Motifs, Hieroglyphs, and Geometric Designs, Egypt

Scarab: Floral Motifs, Hieroglyphs, and Geometric Designs, Egypt, Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 15 (about 1650-1550 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: The God Ptah with Name of Usermaatra Setepenra (Ramesses II), Egypt, New Kingdom

Scarab: The God Ptah with Name of Usermaatra Setepenra (Ramesses II), Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, Reign of Ramesses II (about 1279-1213 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Floral Motif, Egypt, Second Intermediate Period - early New Kingdom

Scarab: Floral Motif, Egypt, Second Intermediate Period - early New Kingdom, Dynasties 15-18 (about 1650-1295 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Usermaatra Setepenra (Ramesses II), Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19

Scarab: Usermaatra Setepenra (Ramesses II), Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, Reign of Ramesses II (about 1279-1213 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Gods and Hieroglyphs, Egypt, New Kingdom-Late Period

Scarab: Gods and Hieroglyphs, Egypt, New Kingdom-Late Period, Dynasties 18-26 (about 1550-525 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Wish Formula, Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasties 21-25

Scarab: Wish Formula, Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasties 21-25 (about 1069-664 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Uraeus with Lotus, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-20 (about 1550-1068 BCE)

Scarab: Uraeus with Lotus, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-20 (about 1550-1068 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Menmaatra (Sety I), Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19

Scarab: Menmaatra (Sety I), Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, Reign of Sety I (about 1294-1279 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Scorpion Motifs, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-19 (about 1550-1186 BCE)

Scarab: Scorpion Motifs, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-19 (about 1550-1186 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Uninscribed, Egypt, First Intermediate Period-Early Middle Kingdom (

Scarab: Uninscribed, Egypt, First Intermediate Period-Early Middle Kingdom (?), Dynasties 9-12 (about 2160-1773 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Hieroglyphs, Egypt, Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 15 (about 1650-1550 BCE)

Scarab: Hieroglyphs, Egypt, Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 15 (about 1650-1550 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Hieroglyphs (Red Crown, nfr- and nb-Signs: Trigramme of Amun), Egypt, New Kingdom

Scarab: Hieroglyphs (Red Crown, nfr- and nb-Signs: Trigramme of Amun), Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-19 (about 1550-1186 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Hieroglyphs (Hs-vessel and wAs-Scepters), Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (?)

Scarab: Hieroglyphs (Hs-vessel and wAs-Scepters), Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (?) (about 1550-1295 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Name of Amun-Ra, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-20 (about 1550-1069 BCE)

Scarab: Name of Amun-Ra, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-20 (about 1550-1069 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Nefera with Hieroglyphs (kA-signs, xaw), Egypt, Middle Kingdom-Second

Scarab: Nefera with Hieroglyphs (kA-signs, xaw), Egypt, Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period, Dynasties 12-17 (about 2055-1550 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Falcon with Cobra and Ma at Feather, Egypt, Middle Kingdom-New Kingdom

Scarab: Falcon with Cobra and Ma at Feather, Egypt, Middle Kingdom-New Kingdom, Dynasties 12-18 (about 2055-1295 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Hovering Falcon over Name of God Amun, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-20

Scarab: Hovering Falcon over Name of God Amun, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-20 (about 1550-1069 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Hieroglyphs (wAs-sign, Dd-sign, anx-sign), Egypt, New Kingdom

Scarab: Hieroglyphs (wAs-sign, Dd-sign, anx-sign), Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-20 (about 1550-1069 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Hieroglyphs (mwt-sign, nfr-signs, di-sign), Egypt

Scarab: Hieroglyphs (mwt-sign, nfr-signs, di-sign), Egypt, Third Intermediate Period-Late Period, Dynasties 21-30 (about 1069-343 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Seated Ptah, Egypt, New Kingdom, Ramesside Period

Scarab: Seated Ptah, Egypt, New Kingdom, Ramesside Period, Dynasties 19-20 (about 1295-1069 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Ma at with Hieroglyphs, Egypt, New Kingdom-Late Period

Scarab: Ma at with Hieroglyphs, Egypt, New Kingdom-Late Period, Dynasties 18-30 (about 1550-343 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Cobra, m-owl, and sign (sDm?), Egypt, New Kingdom-Late Period

Scarab: Cobra, m-owl, and sign (sDm?), Egypt, New Kingdom-Late Period
Scarab: Cobra, m-owl, and sign (" sDm" ?), Egypt, New Kingdom-Late Period, Dynasties 18-30 (about 1550-343 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Cobra, Egypt, New Kingdom, Ramesside Period, Dynasties 19-20 (about 1295-1096 BCE

Scarab: Cobra, Egypt, New Kingdom, Ramesside Period, Dynasties 19-20 (about 1295-1096 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Long-Necked Creature, Egypt, Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period, Dynasties

Scarab: Long-Necked Creature, Egypt, Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period, Dynasties 12-17 (about 1985-1550 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Title (Overseer of the Granary) and Name (Djehuty), Egypt

Scarab: Title (Overseer of the Granary) and Name (Djehuty), Egypt, Second Intermediate Period-New Kingdom, Dynasties 17-18 (about 1580-1525 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Hieroglyphs (nfr-signs, anx-signs, Dd-signs), Egypt

Scarab: Hieroglyphs (nfr-signs, anx-signs, Dd-signs), Egypt, Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period, Dynasties 12-17 (about 2055-1550 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Wish Formula, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-20 (about 1550-1069 BCE)

Scarab: Wish Formula, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-20 (about 1550-1069 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Nebmaatra (Amenhotep III) and Queen Tiye, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18

Scarab: Nebmaatra (Amenhotep III) and Queen Tiye, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Reign of Amenhotep IIII (about 1390-1352 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Wish Formula, Egypt, New Kingdom-Late Period, Dynasties 18-26 (about 1295-525 BCE

Scarab: Wish Formula, Egypt, New Kingdom-Late Period, Dynasties 18-26 (about 1295-525 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Menkheperura (Thutmose IV), Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Reign of Thutmose IV

Scarab: Menkheperura (Thutmose IV), Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Reign of Thutmose IV (about 1400-1390 BCE)

Background imageScarab Collection: Scarab: Cartouche and Standing King, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18

Scarab: Cartouche and Standing King, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Reigns of Thutmose III-Amenhotep III (about 1479-1352 BCE)




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The scarab, also known as the silver chafer beetle or Chrysina limbata, holds a significant place in ancient Egyptian culture, and is often depicted on pectorals decorated with winged scarabs, symbolizing protection by the goddesses Isis and Nephthys. These sacred beetles were believed to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits. One remarkable example of this symbolism can be seen in a pectoral made of gold cloisonné adorned with semi-precious stones and glass-paste, featuring a majestic winged scarab. This exquisite piece originates from Mt. Egypt and is associated with Lakes Scarab and Egypt, as well as Haiduk Mountain and Lake. In the Book of the Dead, an ancient Egyptian funerary text, scarab beetles are mentioned multiple times for their association with rebirth and resurrection. They were considered powerful amulets that would guide souls through the afterlife safely. Not limited to ancient Egypt alone, scarabs have been found in various cultures throughout history. For instance, there is evidence of their presence in Japanese artistry like the Japanese Rhinoceros beetle male (Allomyrina dichotoma dichotoma) found in Guangshui province in China. Even today, these fascinating creatures continue to captivate us. The glorious scarab (Chrysina gloriosa) can be observed flying under controlled conditions in Brewster County, Texas USA. Their iridescent colors shine brightly against any backdrop. The beauty of these insects has inspired artists across time; an 1898 depiction showcases how they were incorporated into Ancient Egyptian decoration—an art form that still mesmerizes us today. Lastly, it's worth mentioning another member of the beetle family—the bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus). Often found on flowers due to its pollinator nature—a reminder that even small creatures play vital roles within ecosystems.