Scarab

Collections of Egyptian artifacts usually include carved beetle amulets known as scarabs. The specific beetle the scarab amulets represent are dung beetles, whose botanical name is Scarabaeus sacer. Scarabs are links to the Egyptian god Khepri, god of the rising son. Most amulets were funerary. Scarabs have been found carved or cut from bone, ivory, stone, Egyptian faience, and precious metals.