Adularescent Quartz Scarab Circa 1940 Antique animal jewelry The thistle leaves represent bravery

The thistle leaves represent bravery

Age/Origin:

While I am unsure of who he is and his origin

Metal: 14K yellow gold

or paired with many charms

Adularescent Quartz Scarab Circa 1940 Antique animal jewelry The thistle leaves represent braveryA symbol of immortality, the sacred Egyptian scarab is famous for rolling manure balls as part of an elaborate mating ritual. Although unpleasant in practice, this very act of trundling dung mounds is what earned the beetles their worshipped place in ancient Egyptian culture because of a divine affiliation with the sun god Ra. Along with embodying the concept of existence, development, and growth, the scarab was revered for representing the cycle of