jueves, 16 de abril de 2015

Necklace of alternating tubular and disc beads









Necklace of alternating tubular and disc beads with a winged scarab pendant. The scarab or dung beetle was seen as an earthly echo of the sun-god, moving as a disk across the sky, and therefore became a symbol of daily rebirth.
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LATE PERIOD
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND
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