Title
Giant sculpture of a scarab beetle from Istanbul
Caption
Giant sculpture of a scarab beetle from Istanbul / modern Turkey. Egyptian / perhaps Ptolemaic period / 332-30 BC. The scarab beetle is one of the enduring symbols of ancient Egypt / representing rebirth and associated with the rising sun. This diorite sculpture / would presumably have originally stood in a temple. It is said to be Ptolemaic (305-30 BC) / and may have been taken to Constantinople (modern Istanbul) / when Constantinople was the capital of the later Roman Empire (from AD 330).
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP11A02_419
License type
Rights managed
Available size
52,9Mb (2,5Mb) / 15,3in x 13,4in / 4600 x 4022 (300dpi)