Description
The Egyptian scarab is the image of a dung beetle and sacred to the sun god. Dung beetles lay eggs in a pellet which they roll along and the Egyptians regarded this action as an image of the sun and its course through the heavens, rolled by a gigantic beetle.
This 4cm tall Egyptian Scarab is made from base white metal that is antique bronze plated. It is supplied in a clear box with double-sided colour information card.
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