Sacra Pins and Buttons
Description: From an original engraving published 1881. Scarab beetles lay their eggs in a pellet which they roll along and the Egyptians saw this action as an image of the sun and its course through the heavens, rolled by a gigantic beetle. Scarabs are associated with the Egyptian god, Khepri because it was Khepri that pushed the sun across the sky. The scarab beetle became an ancient Egyptian symbol for rebirth, the ability to be reborn. Each day the sun disappeared, always to rise again and be reborn the following day. from the middle kingdom onwards scarabs were popular in amulets & other jewellery. The Heart Scarab was often buried with the dead to ensure the rebirth of the deceased in the afterlife Please note with regard to scanned antique...
