Scarab Shorts
Description: This Ancient Egyptian inspired design by artist Jeff Bartels features a decorative scarab beetle with large wings. Two oval disks appear at the top and bottom of the pattern with a small ankh symbol in the center of the upper plate. The symmetrical design is decorated with intricate dots and lines which gives the pattern a sophisticated feel. The design is finished with rough textures and natural colors which gives this stylish Egyptian symbol a unique look.
Description: This kind of beetle was highly symbolic to ancient Egyptians, it represented rebirth and renewal. They believed that the sun was pushed across the sky every day by a giant scarab, the god Khepri. In real life, the scarab beetle lays its eggs in a ball of dung and rolls the ball ahead of it wherever it goes.
Description: Scarab (scarabaeus) is an important symbol in ancient Egyptian religion and mythology. The dung beetle (Scarabaeus sacer) lays its eggs in rolled up dung balls, thus giving its offspring food to survive. This beetle was associated with the divine manifestation of the early morning sun, Khepri, whose name was written with the scarab hieroglyph and who was believed to roll the disk of the morning sun over the eastern horizon at daybreak. Since the Kheper symbolizes existence, manifestation, development, growth, and effectiveness, the dung beetle was often used for amulets in all periods of Egyptian history.
