Scarab Collection

Chrysina limbata, silver chafer beetle
Silver chafer beetle specimen. The beetles have a base pigment covered by several colourless microscopically thin layers called laminae

Pectoral decorated with winged scarab, protected by the goddesses Isis and Nephthys, made from gold cloisonne with glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun

Scarab beetles
The largest shown here, (Scarabaeus sacer), was regarded as sacred in ancient Egypt. Today the species are important to agriculture for their dung burying activities

Pectoral in gold cloisonne with semi-precious stones and glass-paste, with winged scarab, symbol of resurrection, in centre, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun

Mt. Egypt, Lakes Scarab and Egypt, Haiduk Mountain and Lake and Mt. Ball, situated between Banff and Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. Date: circa 1920s

Japanese Rhinoceros beetle (Allomyrina dichotoma dichotoma) male, Guangshui, Hubei province, China. July

Typhoon beetle, Scarabaeus typhoon. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
FLO4681621 Typhoon beetle, Scarabaeus typhoon. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Scarab and dung beetles: Onitis belial 1, Phanaeus ensifer 2, Copris lunaris 3, Lethrus cephalotes 4
FLO4646312 Scarab and dung beetles: Onitis belial 1, Phanaeus ensifer 2, Copris lunaris 3, Lethrus cephalotes 4, Geotrupes stercorarius 5, and Agaocephala latreillii 6

Stone Heart Scarab (image 2 of 2), Probably 18th-20th Dynasty (1569-1081 BCE) or later. Creator: Unknown
Stone Heart Scarab (image 2 of 2), Probably 18th-20th Dynasty (1569-1081 BCE) or later

Scarab of Seti I (image 2 of 2), Reign of Seti I (1314-1304). Creator: Unknown
Scarab of Seti I (image 2 of 2), Reign of Seti I (1314-1304)

Scarab of Seti I (image 1 of 2), Reign of Seti I (1314-1304). Creator: Unknown
Scarab of Seti I (image 1 of 2), Reign of Seti I (1314-1304)

Scarab Depicting a Baboon before the Throne Name of Ramses II, 19th dynasty (1304-1201 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Scarab Depicting a Baboon before the Throne Name of Ramses II (image 2 of 2), 19th dynasty (1304-1201 BCE)

Faience Scarab with Name of Queen Tiy, Reign of Amenhotep III to Akhenaten (1410-1355 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Faience Scarab with Name of Queen Tiy (image 2 of 2), Reign of Amenhotep III to Akhenaten (1410-1355 BCE)

Faience Scarab Depicting a Beetle Flanked by Cobras, 18th-26th dynasties (1569-525 BCE) or modern. Creator: Unknown
Faience Scarab Depicting a Beetle Flanked by Cobras (image 2 of 2), 18th-26th dynasties (1569-525 BCE) or modern

Scarab with Two Bound Enemies (image 2 of 2), 18th-26th dynasties (1504-525 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Scarab with Two Bound Enemies (image 2 of 2), 18th-26th dynasties (1504-525 BCE)

Heart Scarab (image 2 of 2), New Kingdom-Late Period (1569-525 BCE) or modern. Creator: Unknown
Heart Scarab (image 2 of 2), New Kingdom-Late Period (1569-525 BCE) or modern

Heart Scarab (image 1 of 2), New Kingdom-Late Period (1569-525 BCE) or modern. Creator: Unknown
Heart Scarab (image 1 of 2), New Kingdom-Late Period (1569-525 BCE) or modern

Painted Plume with Sun Disk Containing Winged Kheper Beetle, 24th-30th Dynasty (724-343 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Painted Plume with Sun Disk Containing Winged Kheper Beetle, 24th-30th Dynasty (724-343 BCE)

Hyksos Scarab with Foreign King's Name (image 1 of 2), 13th-16th Dynasties (1786-1569 B.C.). Creator: Unknown
Hyksos Scarab with Foreign King's Name (image 1 of 2), 13th-16th Dynasties (1786-1569 B.C.)

Scarab with Protective Inscription (image 2 of 2), 18th-26th Dynasty (1569-525 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Scarab with Protective Inscription (image 2 of 2), 18th-26th Dynasty (1569-525 BCE)

Scarab Inscribed with a Protective Inscription including the Underworld Deity Maahis...1569-711 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Scarab Inscribed with a Protective Inscription including the Underworld Deity Maahis (image 2 of 2), 18th-24th Dynasty (1569-711 BCE)

Hyksos Scarab with Foreign King's Name (image 2 of 2), 13th-16th Dynasties (1786-1569 B.C.). Creator: Unknown
Hyksos Scarab with Foreign King's Name (image 2 of 2), 13th-16th Dynasties (1786-1569 B.C.)

Uninscribed Quartz Scarab (image 1 of 2), c1991-1786 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Uninscribed Quartz Scarab (image 1 of 2). Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty (1991 - 1786 BCE) or later

Scarab With Depiction of the Hippo Goddess Taweret, Egypt, probably 18th - 20th Dynasty 1569 - 108.. Creator: Unknown
Scarab With Depiction of the Hippo Goddess Taweret (image 2 of 2), Egypt, probably 18th - 20th Dynasty (1569 - 1081 BCE)

Faience Scarab Depicting a Human Figure (image 1 of 2), Perhaps 12th-16th Dynasty (1991-1600 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Faience Scarab Depicting a Human Figure (image 1 of 2), Perhaps 12th-16th Dynasty (1991-1600 BCE)

Scarab With King's Throne Name, Maa-ib-re (Sheshi) (image 2 of 2), 15th dynasty (1664–1555 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Scarab With King's Throne Name, Maa-ib-re (Sheshi) (image 2 of 2), 15th dynasty (1664-1555 BCE)

Faience Scarab Depicting a Human Figure (image 2 of 2), Perhaps 12th-16th Dynasty (1991-1600 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Faience Scarab Depicting a Human Figure (image 2 of 2), Perhaps 12th-16th Dynasty (1991-1600 BCE)

Stone Heart Scarab (image 1 of 2), Probably 18th-20th Dynasty (1569-1081 BCE) or later. Creator: Unknown
Stone Heart Scarab (image 1 of 2), Probably 18th-20th Dynasty (1569-1081 BCE) or later

Design for a pendant with a scarab, snakes and lotus flowers, of enamelled gold with a scarab, c.1905

Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Plate LXVII, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Plate LXVII, c. 1575/1580

Atlas beetle / Three-horned rhinoceros beetle male (Chalcosoma sp.) with enourmous horns, used to fight rival males. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) usually found on flowers, in this case the Toothed orchid (Neotinea tridentata). Preci, Umbria, Italy, May

Ancient Egyptian decoration, (1898). Creator: Unknown
Ancient Egyptian decoration, (1898). Examples of architecture and painting from Ancient Egypt: Fig 1: Painted relief-figure from a column of the temple at Denderah

Green june beetle (Cotinis nitida) in flight Williamson County, Texas, USA Controlled conditions. October

Glorious scarab (Chrysina gloriosa) flying, Brewster County, Texas, USA. Controlled conditions. August

Scarab: Aakheperkara (Thutmose I), Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Reign of Thutmose I (about 1504-1492 BCE)

Scaraboeus beetle, female (engraving)
3635062 Scaraboeus beetle, female (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scaraboeus beetle, female. Illustration for Cassells Pictorial Scrap Book (1889)

The cartouche of the king, from the Tomb of Horemheb (1323-1295 BC
XIR18950 The cartouche of the king, from the Tomb of Horemheb (1323-1295 BC) New Kingdom (wall painting) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt; Egyptian

Cockchafer beetle (Melolontha melolontha) on lichen encrusted twig. France. May

Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) feeding on Rock rose (Cistus x hybridus) pollen. Cuts in petals where chafers legs were inserted to prevent it from falling off. In garden, Surrey, England, UK. June

Rainbow scarab (Phanaeus vindex) male on white background. Florida, USA. Controlled conditions

Rhinoceros beetle, (Oryctes sp) on a moss covered tree trunk, Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China

Ancient Egyptian papyrus, 11th-10th century BC. Detail from a funerary papyrus dating from the 21st Dynasty. Four figures in a boat

Model of the Egyptian god Khepri
Model of the Egyptian scarab-beetle creator-god Khepri from the Egyptian Museum in Berlin

BOOK OF THE DEAD/10
1. Cat cuts off serpent head 2. Ani and his wife, Tutu, adoring the scarab-headed god Khepera on the Solar Bark 3. The god Atum in Solar Bark 4. Couchant lion on pedestal

CJ11 8766 Eddie McGuire, Scarab
Eddie McGuire, Scarab, HGPCA Pre 66 Grand Prix Cars, Historic Grand Prix Cars Association, two twenty minute races over the event

CJ11 8727 Eddie McGuire, Scarab
Eddie McGuire, Scarab, HGPCA Pre 66 Grand Prix Cars, Historic Grand Prix Cars Association, two twenty minute races over the event

DDE-90022050
South Africa, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Dung Beetle rolling ball of fresh dung in Kalahari Desert Date: 17/07/2007

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The scarab, also known as the silver chafer beetle or Chrysina limbata, holds a significant place in ancient Egyptian culture, and is often depicted on pectorals decorated with winged scarabs, symbolizing protection by the goddesses Isis and Nephthys. These sacred beetles were believed to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits. One remarkable example of this symbolism can be seen in a pectoral made of gold cloisonné adorned with semi-precious stones and glass-paste, featuring a majestic winged scarab. This exquisite piece originates from Mt. Egypt and is associated with Lakes Scarab and Egypt, as well as Haiduk Mountain and Lake. In the Book of the Dead, an ancient Egyptian funerary text, scarab beetles are mentioned multiple times for their association with rebirth and resurrection. They were considered powerful amulets that would guide souls through the afterlife safely. Not limited to ancient Egypt alone, scarabs have been found in various cultures throughout history. For instance, there is evidence of their presence in Japanese artistry like the Japanese Rhinoceros beetle male (Allomyrina dichotoma dichotoma) found in Guangshui province in China. Even today, these fascinating creatures continue to captivate us. The glorious scarab (Chrysina gloriosa) can be observed flying under controlled conditions in Brewster County, Texas USA. Their iridescent colors shine brightly against any backdrop. The beauty of these insects has inspired artists across time; an 1898 depiction showcases how they were incorporated into Ancient Egyptian decoration—an art form that still mesmerizes us today. Lastly, it's worth mentioning another member of the beetle family—the bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus). Often found on flowers due to its pollinator nature—a reminder that even small creatures play vital roles within ecosystems.