This softcover sketchbook features a representation of the winged scarab. There are 20 blank pages inside with a printed design on the front and informational section on the back. The sketchbook is unlined, and staple bound.
Printed by our artisans in Cairo, Egypt and designed specifically for our store.
It is about 5.5 inches wide by 8.25 inches tall.
For the ancient Egyptians, the scarab was a sacred beetle that emerged from a ball of dung each morning and pushed the sun across the sky, disappearing each night only to magically reappear each morning. It is the earthly manifestation of the God Khepri, known as "he who came into being", because he created himself out of nothingness. The scarab is a symbol of rebirth, transformation and self-creation. Wings give the scarab far reaching power.
The lotus is a symbol of transformation and rebirth because it opens each day with the rising sun.
