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Scarab (base)

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from Tell Defeuneh, Egypt

Scarab (base)
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A scarab is an ancient Egyptian amulet in the form of a dung beetle, symbolic of regeneration. As time went on, scarabs developed into use as personal seals. This example of glazed steatite from Tell Defeuneh in Egypt dates from around 672 to 525 BC.

This picture shows the base of the scarab. It has been incised with the figure of the goddess Tauret who protected women during childbirth. She is often represented as a hippopotamus.

Religious and secular life were intertwined in ancient Egypt. A large number of gods and goddesses were worshipped by the ancient Egyptians. There were national and local deities, gods for specific tasks or places and gods of nature, people or royal households.

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