A large Egyptian Greenstone Heart Scarab, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Chains - 18" Silver although this is written differently

although this is written differently in hieroglyphs

Cast using the lost wax method

Its intense blue color evoked the heavens and was associated with divinity

acquired in Asia prior to 1980

The Egyptians used copper to achieve this color

A large Egyptian Greenstone Heart Scarab, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Chains - 18" Silver although this is written differentlyThis finely crafted scarab represents Khepri, the god of the rising sun, depicted in the characteristic form of a beetle. The scarab is skillfully carved from green stone, with excellent preservation of the insect's head, clypeus, pro thorax, wing cases, and legs, all polished to a smooth finish. The flat base remains uninscribed, although the significance of the scarab lies in its symbolic function. The stone has a soft olive green tone with numerous