Egyptian Scarab, with stylised hieroglyphics detail.

The Egyptian scarab is the image of a dung beetle and sacred to the sun god. Dung beetles lay eggs in a pellet which they roll along and the Egyptians regarded this action as an image of the sun and its course through the heavens, rolled by a gigantic beetle.

Detailed Dimensions: Length 7.5cms, Width 5.5cms, Height 4cms