Tutankhamun's Winged Scarab Symbol

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Everyone knows that during the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb they were made thousands of amazing finds, which range from sculptures, statuettes and papyri to impressive and novel engravings.

The question we want to talk to you about this time is an important symbol found at the site, Tutankhamun's Winged Scarab. This symbol was found in the Tomb of Tutankhamun in engravings and shields, so it is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful and most repeated symbols of all that are known of Ancient Egypt.

La image in question is very beautiful, since it used to be presented in a Color. In the center you usually see a beetle of a rather dark color, which is with its wings spread, which make up a very colorful circle.

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As soon as this symbol was discovered for the first time, it was not well known what animal it was, so many years had to pass, until the discovery of a series of important papyri, for it to be correctly understood that it was a simple winged beetle.


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