A good Egyptian Greenstone Heart Scarab, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Sculpture - Architectural acquired from Sotheby's

acquired from Sotheby's

an essential part of the horse harness

Published: Rabbi Shaul Shimon Deutsch

In ancient Greece

held connotations of lasting for eternity

A good Egyptian Greenstone Heart Scarab, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Sculpture - Architectural acquired from Sotheby'sThe scarabs association with the daily rebirth of the young sun god, Khepri, gave the beetle a prominent role in funerary contexts. In this example, the body conforms to the usual scarabaeus sacer; the eyes and head are carved on the five notched shield (clypeus). The first segment of the upper body (prothorax) and wings (elytrae) are separated by incised lines, while the legs (tibiae) to the side, are tucked underneath the body. As is to be expected,