The scarab was one of the most popular small piece f jewelry that thought to give protection against evil, danger or disease, i n ancient Egypt because the insect was a symbol of the sun god Re. It was seen as the symbol of renewal and rebirth Also known as, Khepri, Khepra, Khepera, Khepre was a creator god depicted as a Scarab beetle. The Egyptians percieved the scarab as a symbol of renewal & rebirth. The scarab was associated closely with the sun god because scarabs roll large balls of dung in which to lay their eggs, a behavior that the Egyptians thought resembled the progression of the sun through the sky from east to west. Its young were hatched from this ball, and this event was seen as an act of spontaneous self-creation, giving the beetle an even stronger association with the sun god’s creative force. The connection between the scarab and the sun was so close that the young sun god was thought to be reborn in the form of a winged scarab beetle every morning at sunrise. Size: 22 * 18