{"product_id":"grand-tour-egyptian-scarab-of-carved-steatite-with-hieroglyphics","title":"Grand Tour Egyptian Scarab of Carved Steatite with Hieroglyphics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEgyptian Grand Tour carved steatite scarab with carved hieroglyphics covering the carapace, including images of Horus and Isis on the wings and wadjet eyes above. A very cool item, makes an unusual desktop paperweight, or a collectors piece for the lover of all things relating to ancient Egypt. Circa 1900. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4.5\" w  x  2.75\" d\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Eye of Horus, usually depicted as left wedjat-eye (paired with the Eye of Ra, right wedjat-eye), is a concept and symbol in ancient Egyptian religion that represents well-being, healing, and protection. It derives from the mythical conflict between the god Horus with his rival Set, in which Set tore out or destroyed one or both of Horus's eyes and the eye was subsequently healed or returned to Horus with the assistance of another deity, such as Thoth. Horus subsequently offered the eye to his deceased father Osiris, and its revitalizing power sustained Osiris in the afterlife. The Eye of Horus was thus equated with funerary offerings, as well as with all the offerings given to deities in temple ritual. It could also represent other concepts, such as the moon, whose waxing and waning was likened to the injury and restoration of the eye. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Eye of Horus symbol, a stylized eye with distinctive markings, was believed to have protective magical power and appeared frequently in ancient Egyptian art. It was one of the most common motifs for amulets, remaining in use from the Old Kingdom (c. 2686–2181 BC) to the Roman period (30 BC – 641 AD). Pairs of Horus eyes were painted on coffins during the First Intermediate Period (c. 2181–2055 BC) and Middle Kingdom (c. 2055–1650 BC). Other contexts where the symbol appeared include on carved stone stelae and on the bows of boats. To some extent the symbol was adopted by the people of regions neighboring Egypt, such as Syria, Canaan, and especially Nubia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe eye symbol was also rendered as a hieroglyph (𓂀). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ancient Egyptian god Horus was a sky deity, and many Egyptian texts say that Horus's right eye was the sun and his left eye the moon. The solar eye and lunar eye were sometimes equated with the red and white crown of Egypt, respectively.Some texts treat the Eye of Horus seemingly interchangeably with the Eye of Ra, which in other contexts is an extension of the power of the sun god Ra and is often personified as a goddess.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avery \u0026 Dash Collections","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43255055876214,"sku":null,"price":680.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1678\/5615\/files\/f_49375432_1774467502186_bg_processed.webp?v=1775247063","url":"https:\/\/www.averydash.com\/products\/grand-tour-egyptian-scarab-of-carved-steatite-with-hieroglyphics","provider":"Avery \u0026 Dash Collections","version":"1.0","type":"link"}