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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Scholars Press
1994
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The Biblical archaeologist
Year: 1994, Volume: 57, Issue: 4, Pages: 186-202 |
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| Summary: | 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 powerful amulet, a seal, or piece of jewelry, the scarab also boasted a tremendous popularity beyond Egypt. Such popularity presents archaeology with intriguing, but complex possibilities for taking the measure of these "beetles in stone." |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeologist
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3210428 |