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624–625 n
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the Young Corn God
In ancient Greece
acquired from the NY trade in the early 1990s
A good Egyptian Greenstone Heart Scarab, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Sculpture - Architectural 624–625 nThe scarabs association with the daily rebirth of the young sun god, Khepri, gave the beetle a prominent role in funerary contexts. In this example, the body conforms to the usual scarabaeus sacer; the eyes and head are carved on the five notched shield (clypeus). The first segment of the upper body (prothorax) and wings (elytrae) are separated by incised lines, while the legs (tibiae) to the side, are tucked underneath the body. As is to be expected,
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