Scarab symbol, amulet and seal in ancient Egypt. God Ra is seen to roll the sun across the sky each day, transforming bodies and souls. Dung beetle.


Scarab symbol, amulet and seal in ancient Egypt. The god Ra is seen to roll the sun across the sky each day, transforming bodies and souls. Dung beetles reflect this cycle by rolling dung into a ball.


Size: 6000px × 9000px
Photo credit: © Peter Hermes Furian / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: amulet, ancient, archeology, art, ball, beetle, black, body, chepri, creation, creator, cycle, daily, day, dung, egypt, egyptian, egyptology, god, hieroglyph, iii, illustration, impression, isolated, kheper, khepera, khepra, khepri, life, myth, pharaoh, ra, rebirth, regeneration, religion, renewal, roll, scarab, seal, sign, sky, soul, stylized, sun, symbol, thutmose, transform, white