Beetles in Stone: The Egyptian Scarab

A common beetle played an uncommon role in ancient Egyptian culture. Extraordinarily frequent as an artistic motif, the dung beetle's name and image portrayed the idea of birth, of life, and especially the second birth into eternal existence. What was so captivating about the dung beetle? As a...

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Main Author: Ward, William A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Scholars Press 1994
In: The Biblical archaeologist
Year: 1994, Volume: 57, Issue: 4, Pages: 186-202
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