Khepri

Scarabs pushing a ball of faeces were assimilated to the daily travel of the sun god Khepri. Female scarabs deliver their eggs in the faeces of sheeps. The scarab thus became a symbol of spontaneous generation and rebirth. Scarabs mounted on rings were used as seals. There are also scaraboids. Scarab(oid)s diffused in all parts of the antique world, up to Russia. Discussing scarabs is outside this presentation. See for example¹

Scaraboid in green glazed steatite with a human head from Naukratis H 2.1 Late Period Private collection DA

Reference

¹Petrie W M F. Scarabs and cylinders with names, London School of Archaeology in Egypt University College, Gower Street, W.C. and Constable & Co. Ltd., 10 Orange Street, Leicester Square, and Bernard Quaritch, 11 Grafton Street, New Bond Street, 1917