Carnelian scarab with the bee of the King of Lower Egypt over a gold or nebu sign, flanked by nefer-signs representing “goodness”.
ANCIENT EGYPT. NEW KINGDOM HUGE CARNELIAN SCARAB. 1250 B.C
Carnelian scarab with the bee of the King of Lower Egypt over a gold or nebu sign, flanked by nefer-signs representing “goodness”.
SUCH SCARABS ARE CALLED HEART SCARABS, NO SUSPENSION HOLES. BOUGHT RECENTLY SIMILAR ONES BUT SET IN A SILVER PENDANT WITH SUSPENSION LOOP, THIS EXPLAINS WHY THIS HAS NO HOLES, AS IT WAS MADE TO BE SET IN SILVER PENDANTS.
CHECKED & ATTRIBUTED BY A KNOWN EXPERT, MUSEUM CURATOR AND PHD HOLDER IN ARCHAEOLOGY IN GERMANY
DIMENSIONS:
42 X 31 X 18 MM
CONDITION:
NO REPAIRS. NO RESTORATION!
