A Canaanite Scarab Seal With Its Bronze Ring Used throughout the Eastern Mediterranean—including

Used throughout the Eastern Mediterranean—including Crete

especially in the Levant

They were commonly used to hold perfumes and scented oils and were often placed in burial caves

Some lamps bear a Greek inscription

” Hei means “half

A Canaanite Scarab Seal With Its Bronze Ring Used throughout the Eastern Mediterranean—includingScarabs were popular amulets and impression seals in ancient Egypt. They survive in large numbers and, through their inscriptions and typology, they are an important source of information for archaeologists and historians of the ancient world. They also represent a significant body of ancient art. For reasons that are not clear (although no doubt connected to the religious significance of the Egyptian god Khepri) , amulets in the form of scarab