Episode 1: The Scarab in Ancient Egypt
Episode 1: The Scarab in Ancient Egypt
Welcome to the
Ancient Art Podcast
Our inaugural episode examines the role of the scarab beetle in Ancient Egyptian religion and funerary art as both the Egyptian god Khepri and an iconographic motif of resurrection. We also touch on the possible roots of his religious association and take a look at the use of the scarabs in amulets, the “heart scarab.”
Episode 1: The Scarab in Ancient Egypt
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
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