Vintage Ancient Egyptian Superb Faience Scarab Amulet. Abydos Temple Complex SITI I, Upper Egypt, 15.5 mm. Free US Shipping.

VINTAGE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SCARAB AMULET

- ACQUIRED FROM TEMPLE OF ABYDOS COMPLEX, TEMPLE OF SETI I, UPPER EGYPT, IN 1955. AUTHENTIC EGYPTIAN

*THE EXACT AGE IS UNDETERMINED

- IT IS GUARANTEED THAT THIS AMULET IS 70 YEARS OLD OR OLDER

- IN SUPERB CONDITION, EXCELLENT DETAILS & COLOR (SHOWING AGE)

- RITUAL HIEROGLYPHIC SCRIPT ON THE BACK.

Scarabs were popular amulets in ancient Egypt. They survive in large numbers and, through their inscriptions and typology, they are an important source of information for archeologists and historians of the Ancient world. They also represent a significant body of ancient art.

Amulets in the form of scarab beetles had become enormously popular in Ancient Egypt by the early Middle Kingdom (2000BCE) and remained popular for the rest of the Pharaonic period and beyond. During that long period the function of scarabs repeatedly changed. Primarily amulets, they were also inscribed for use as Personal or Administrative Seals or were incorporated into jewelry.

Scarabs were generally either carved from stone or molded from Egyptian faience. Once carved, they would typically be glazed blue or green and then fired.

The most common stone used for scarabs was a form of Steatite, a soft stone which becomes hard when fired (forming enstatite). Hard stone Scarabs were also made and the stones most commonly used were green Jasper, Amethyst and Carnelian.

While the majority of scarabs would originally have been green or blue the colored glazes used have often either become discolored or have been lost, leaving most Steatite Scarabs appearing white, beige or brown.

- DIMENSIONS: 15.5 X 11.5 X 8.5 mm (APPROXIMATELY)

- COLOR: DEEP GREENISH BLUE & REDISG BEIGE

- HOLED THROUGH

* ACTUAL PHOTOS AS IT WAS ACQUIRED.

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