A stunning Scarab design hand carved from a gorgeous piece of Marsden Flower Pounamu. A beautiful piece with incredible colours, a stunning taonga.
Scarab
in ancient Egyptian religion is an important symbol in the form of the dung beetle (Scarabaeus sacer). This beetle was associated with the divine manifestation of the god of the morning sun, Khepri, whose name was written with the scarab hieroglyph and who was believed to roll the disk of the morning sun over the eastern horizon at daybreak. Since the scarab hieroglyph, Kheper, refers variously to the ideas of existence, manifestation, development, growth, and effectiveness. In Māori mythology, Tama-nui-te-rā is the personification of the sun
Marsden Putiputi (Flower)
Pounamu from the Marsden, West Coast area. The centre of this stone is a highly translucent, light-ish green shade, free from dark spots and other flaws. One of the rarest varieties, held in high esteem by the Māori. The most prized Greenstone in New Zealand is Flower Jade, Greenstone with pale green or ochre clouds of colour. This distinctive patterning and colouring come from the outside rim or 'rind' of the greenstone boulders or stones where the surface has oxidised.
Hand carved by Josh Manning
Size 57mm long x 44mm wide
This will be the exact piece you will receive in the photos, there may be a slight degree of colour variation based on different computer or device screen resolutions that you are viewing from.
