scarabs

(noun)

Ancient Egyptian gem cut in the form of a scarab beetle.

Related Terms

  • regalia
  • Ka
  • ushabti
  • Faience
  • papyrus
  • sunk relief

Examples of scarabs in the following topics:

  • Tombs of the Middle Kingdom

    • Other new objects were introduced toward the end of the Middle Kingdom as well, including the first shabtis (also known as ushabtis) and the first scarabs.
    • Scarabs were popular amulets believed to be protectors of written products.
    • The scarab was also used as a holder or medium for personal name seals.
    • A figurine of a scarab would be carved out of stone, and then on the smooth stomach of the scarab, the engraving of a seal was made.
    • Scarabs were often included in tombs along with other burial goods as protectors of written products.
  • Free Bug Trackers

    • Scarab is meant to be a highly customizable, full-featured bug tracker, offering more or less the union of the features offered by other bug trackers: data entry, queries, reports, notifications to interested parties, collaborative accumulation of comments, and dependency tracking.
    • You can have multiple "modules" (projects) active in a single Scarab installation.
    • As of late 2004, Scarab was getting close to its 1.0 release.
  • Tomb of Ramose

    • The personal possessions in the tomb chamber were Hatnofer's alone, as they were all appropriate for a woman, and included a rich gilded funerary mask , a heart scarab, canopic jars, and papyri.
  • Late Egyptian Art

    • The faience sculpture below shows the god Pataikos wearing a scarab beetle on his head, supporting two human-headed birds on his shoulders, holding a snake in each hand, and standing atop crocodiles.
  • Architecture of the Middle Kingdom

    • Hieroglyphic and pictorial carvings in brilliant colors were abundantly used to decorate Egyptian structures, and motifs such as the scarab, sacred beetle, solar disk, and vulture were common.
  • Ancient Egyptian Art

    • It was often used for jewelry, scarabs, and figurines.
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