Scarab Beetle Figurine Animal Carving Labradorite Bug Insect Rock #O338

Product Description

Scarab Beetle Labradorite Figurine Stone Carving 

This lovely one of a kind gemstone scarab beetle figurine is hand carved from iridescent Labradorite.

It is 3.25 inches tall by 3.5 inches wide and 2.2 inches thick.  The beetle is about 2.3 inches by 1.2 inches.

Semiprecious stone Labradorite has a background color of dark gray, but displays a beautiful iridescence, giving off rainbow-colored reflections known as labradorescence when light hits it in certain directions.

Labradorite is a feldspar and it shows the iridescent display of colors due to minute inclusions of another mineral.

It is named after where it was first found: Labrador, Canada, although our gemstone material comes from Madagascar.

Metaphysical Properties: Labradorite is thought by some to symbolize the moon and the sun. It is said to assist the wearer to handle changes, promoting strength and perseverance.

Scarabs are stout-bodied beetles, many with bright metallic colors. They have distinctive, clubbed antennae composed of plates called lamellae that can be compressed into a ball or fanned out like leaves to sense odors. In some groups males (and sometimes females) have prominent horns on the head to fight over mates or resources.

In ancient Egyptian religion the Scarab Beetle was a symbol of immortality, resurrection, transformation and protection.