[{"id":448690061631,"handle":"scarab-beads","updated_at":"2024-04-30T15:50:00-07:00","published_at":"2023-05-26T10:32:21-07:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"Scarab Beads","body_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScarab Beads and Jewelry ~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Egyptian Scarabs, have been hand-carved since ancient times out of soft steatite stone, then kiln-fired and glazed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSacred Scarab Beetles (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScarabaeus sacer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e) roll and bury great balls of dung as part of their life process to feed and sustain their young. To ancient Egyptians they represented the Sun God Ra and the cycle of Life and Rebirth. Scarab beetles navigate using the light of the moon (some species even use the Milky Way) moving towards light and new life that the sun brings with the dawn. Part of an ancient tradition of wearing protective amulets, the wearer is endowed by the qualities that the amulet represents, protected from evil forces and bringing good fortune. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2023-08-14T15:19:10-07:00","alt":"","width":596,"height":447,"src":"\/\/tikaimports.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/se17-7.jpg?v=1694732854"}}]
Scarabs, hand-carved in Egypt since ancient times, are carved out of soft steatite stone, (faience), and then kiln-fired and glazed. Part of an ancient tradition of wearing protective amulets, the wearer is endowed by the qualities that the amulet represents, protected from evil forces and bringing good fortune. Scarab beetles portrayed the beetles persistence in rolling a dung-ball, from which new life would be born, and being guided by the light of the moon towards new life that sun brings with the dawn.
