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Ancient Egyptian Scarab with Hyksos Inscription
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Pre AD 1000 item# 719983
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The scarab held special significance for the Egyptians as a representation of the the creator and solar deity, Khepri. The scarab beetle rolls its eggs in a ball of dung along the ground, which the Egyptians held as symbolic of Khepri pushing the sun across the sky. As baby beetles were seen to emerge from the dung, scarabs were thought capable of spontaneous creation, further linking them to Khepri through his function as a creator god. From the Middle Kingdom (c. 2055-1650 BC) onward, the scar ...click for details
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Ancient Egyptian "Good Luck" Scarab
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Pre AD 1000 item# 719974
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The scarab held special significance for the Egyptians as a representation of the the creator and solar deity, Khepri. The scarab beetle rolls its eggs in a ball of dung along the ground, which the Egyptians held as symbolic of Khepri pushing the sun across the sky. As baby beetles were seen to emerge from the dung, scarabs were thought capable of spontaneous creation, further linking them to Khepri through his function as a creator god. From the Middle Kingdom (c. 2055-1650 BC) onward, the scar ...click for details
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Excellent Ancient Egyptian Design Scarab
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Pre AD 1000 item# 719964
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The scarab held special significance for the Egyptians as a representation of the the creator and solar deity, Khepri. The scarab beetle rolls its eggs in a ball of dung along the ground, which the Egyptians held as symbolic of Khepri pushing the sun across the sky. As baby beetles were seen to emerge from the dung, scarabs were thought capable of spontaneous creation, further linking them to Khepri through his function as a creator god. From the Middle Kingdom (c. 2055-1650 BC) onward, the scar ...click for details
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Tiny, Perfect Egyptian Scarab of Thutmosis III
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Pre AD 1000 item# 703500
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Thutmose (or Thutmosis) III was one of Egypt's most celebrated pharaohs. He ruled during the 18th Dynasty from 1504-1450 B.C., early in the New Kingdom period. Egypt had previously been an insular, xenophobic society, but the intrusion of the Hyksos peoples into the Nile delta during the 2nd Intermediate Period brought updated technology and awareness of the wealth that was available in the outside world. Accordingly, the early New Kingdom pharaohs focused on driving out the Hyksos and conqu ...click for details
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Ancient Egyptian Faience Ushabti
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Pre AD 1000 item# 643896
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Beginning in the Middle Kingdom, the ancient Egyptians were buried with small human statues called shabtis. These figures were to serve as servants in the afterlife, performing any work necessary so that the deceased could enjoy eternity in peace. This was accomplished by inscribing Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead on the shabti, which reads: "O shabti, if the deceased is called upon to do any of the work required there in the necropolis at any time...you shall say, 'Here I am, I will ...click for details
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Ancient Egyptian Faience Amulet of Shu, God of the Sky
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Pre AD 1000 item# 638699
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Shu was one of the earliest gods in Egyptian mythology. His history is best outlined in the Heliopolitan creation myth, in which he is the father of the sky god, Nut, and the earth god, Geb. Nut and Geb became lovers and held the sky and Earth together without room for the sun or moon to move through the air. In irritation, Ra, the god of the sun, ordered Shu to intervene. Shu did so, and he bore Nut above his head while kneeling on the body of Geb, therefore separating the lovers and creating t ...click for details
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