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One of the coolest paperweights I have run across. In perfect condition. Shipped with cloth bag and box.
- Item Number: O-6529
- Provenance/Origin: Age unknown. Maadi Egypt
- Composition: Crystal
- Dimensions: Pyramid: 4.75" tall x 2" square base. Box: 6" x 3" x 2.5"
- Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Price: $ 33.00
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This large amulet is not really a scarab, even though the scorpion is strongly associated with scarabs. The reason is that scorpions are common on the belly side of scarab beetle figures. Scorpions like this are associated with the Egyptian goddess of Serket. She was…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-1352
- Provenance/Origin: Heliopolis artisans. Circa 1950 - 1960s
- Composition: Stone, perhaps limestone
- Dimensions: 6" long x 3.25" wide x 2'' tall
- Weight: 1.75 pounds
- Price: $ 145.00 USD
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Khepri was the god of creation, the movement of the sun, and rebirth. This large replica of an authentic and ancient scarab. It was hand carved near the city of Sais, in the West Nile Delta. Ancient Egyptians believe that scarabs (beetles) came out…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-0359
- Provenance/Origin: Near Sais, Egypt. 1960s
- Composition: Stone
- Dimensions: 5.5" long x 4" wide x 2.5" deep
- Weight: 2.25 pounds
- Price: $ 235.00 USD
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Chinese mythology is full of fantastic supernatural and mythical creatures. While Westerners are most familiar with dragons and the phoenix, throughout Asia there are numerous less-known mythological beings. So to start with, this is not a Kirin, Qilin, Tiam Lu, Pixiu, Zheng, or a number of other hybrid…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-0027
- Provenance/Origin: Circa 1940s. Foundry near Xianyang
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 3.25" tall x 4" wide x 3.5" deep
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Price: $ 145.00 USD
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A scarab is a dung beetle. In Egypt, it is part of its ancient religion. The beetle was associated with the divine manifestation of the early morning sun. Likenesses of the beetle were frequently made of steatite (talc within a rock – think soapstone). Heiroglyphics…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-2819
- Provenance/Origin: Handmade in Egypt
- Composition: Steatite
- Dimensions: 0.75" tall x 2.75" wide x 2" deep
- Weight: 8 ounces
- Price: $ 39.00 USD
