Very nice and indeed, as you say, "a thing of beauty" despite the fact that it is based on the form of a dung beetle. The impression is great...I'm glad you included that here.
for the Egyptians the dung beetle was a god , he was the beginning and is often represented pushing a sunglobe ,the verb kheper means to become . albert
I hope that no one minds me resurrecting this old thread, as it has some really nice and unusual items.
Here are a couple of curios in my collection. A Roman bronze ring seal of a galley. Sasanian dome seal of agate. (male bust left with script) 26mm x 17mm And a small glass Roman bottle found in England.
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