Seller: nightingale_box (850) 97.4%, Location: Bangkok, default, Ships to: Worldwide, Item: 274086974338 R1528 600/332 BC – Egypt Size 8 US Egyptian faience amulet of scarab Material: faience. Dating: Egyptian, Late period, 600/332 BC Origin: Egypt. Scarabs were popular amulets in ancient Egypt. According to ancient Egyptian myths, the sun (Ra) rolls across the sky each day and transforms bodies and souls. the scarab was seen as an earthly symbol of this heavenly cycle. This came to be iconographic, and ideological symbols were incorporated into ancient Egyptian society. To the ancient Egyptians, the scarab or dung beetle was a protector and a symbol of the new brighter day ahead - EXACT AGE UNDETERMINED - IT'S GUARANTEED THAT THIS SCARAB AMULETS IS 55 YEARS OLD OR OLDER