Questions? Leave a comment below! This vintage statue of the Egyptian scarab was elegantly hand craftedHand carved bas relief accent adorns the top of the scarab in the image of a winged scarabScarab sits regally atop a rounded base which sports an elegant winged scarabStatue was hand painted & glazed to look like mummy bones, however it is solid native Helwan stone or composite as was typical of Egyptian sculptural pieces during the Archaic or Early Dynastic Period of Egypt, during the Old Kingdom time frameHand sculpted with hand carved detailingPiece is solid and heavy for its sizeBottom of middle base may have been chipped~ I am uncertain if it was an intentional part of the design or an accident as it is not smooth as the rest of the bottom but rather hewn out in a manner beneath the raised winged scarabHeight is 8 cm tall Base Width is 8 cm wideCircumference is 27 cm aroundThe colors of the scarabs correspond to different uses and ideals. Green represents nature, plants, money, wealth and growth. Blue represents the Nile and it's life giving power. Red represents the sun god, Ra and rebirth. Brown represents the earth, black, the afterlife and white, the moon, light, purity and the {pure} soul.
