The wings are the result of bow shock whereas the actual body of the beetle derived from glowing dust particles following the magnetic field lines once held by Mars. The winged beetle formed as the sun’s solar wind slammed into Mars stripping it of its once earth-like atmosphere (volatiles, dust and debris). This being the primary source of earth’s sandy deserts (see Extraterrestrial Sands). The red disk signifies the incandescent body of Mars while the encircling gold ring represents a scorching hot atmosphere consisting largely of rock vapour (silica). What we have here is a molten Mars (god of war) appearing almost stationary on the eastern horizon in close proximity to Earth. The sun is a golden glaring orb – it does not grace our skies as a red disk with a golden ring, let alone being held up by a multi-coloured winged beetle. Even allowing for a little artistic licence our Sol looks nothing like this. The orthodox view that the sun is being represented here is totally incorrect. Not the Sun! Tut’s pectoral records just one of the many encounters between Mars and Earth. Why the elaborate multi-coloured falcon wings? The wings give the impression of streaming or flowing out from the orb… why? Are we looking at a simple case of artist’s freedom or could it possible that Tutankhamun’s pectoral is close to an image actually seen in the skies of earth only a few thousand years ago. Dung beetles have six legs and when pushing a dung ball around they stand on their heads using their front legs and use their hind legs to push the dung ball (as in the image). Is the solar orb being rolled across the sky or carried in flight? If rolled, then the beetle is actually the wrong way up. So what was different about the Egyptians? The sun can of course appear red at sunset and sunrise (due to dust in the atmosphere) but if there is an association here, then how do we explain the prominent gold rim? Moreover, if representing the sun on the horizon, then where are the ‘normal’ golden daytime suns? The fact is, Egyptian art reveals not one single golden glaring Sun with a complete 360° sweep of sun rays as you would expect… as yourself why? Ask a child to paint the Sun and they will paint a yellow circle with yellow sunrays. The question I’ve asked many times why represent the sun god par excellence with, what has to be a lifeless disk, when compared to that of Re’s true glaring form? It does not appear as a red disk with a prominent gold ring around it as also found emblazoned on many temple walls throughout the Nile Valley. The sun is a blinding, golden-yellowish (if not near white) disk with emanating rays – a ball of golden glaring light (as image).

The most obvious would be the presumed ‘sun’ orb held up by the beetle. However, the iconography raises some ‘glaring’ questions.

With a slight stretch of the imagination it might be possible to understand the scarab beetle sun association as accepted by most. Why didn’t the Egyptians depict something similar.

King tut papyrus artwork