Scarab Goblet Candle Votive although delicately designed

although delicately designed

QV66 is sometimes called the "sistine chapel of Ancient Egypt" because of the beautiful and colourful scenes located within

he had to give Thoth some of his moonlight

The arms bear the Latin words SOLVE (separate) and COAGULA (join together)

where the Mediterranean salt air erodes limestone and patience alike

Scarab Goblet Candle Votive although delicately designedIn ancient Egyptian religion, the sun god Ra is seen to roll across the sky each day, transforming bodies and souls. Beetles of the family Scarabaeidae (dung beetle) roll dung into a ball as food and as a brood chamber in which to lay eggs; this way, the larvae hatch and are immediately surrounded by food. For these reasons the scarab was seen as a symbol of this heavenly cycle and of the idea of rebirth or regeneration. Removable stainless steel