Beautifully Detailed Gold Scarab Lapel Pin

A deep green Faience Scarab is set in an elaborately engraved gold bezel reminiscent of a Napoleonic design and secured further by a gold pin through its center. The Scarab is wonderfully detailed and has a cartouche with hieroglyphs on its flat side. The setting dates from the c1890. The gold is 14k fineness and signed with MW on the pin.

The scarabs are often older than the jewels they are set in. The scarab has special meaning in Egyptian lore, where it was believed that the beetle rolled the sun across the sky. Faience has been made for thousands of years, using quartz, sand crystals, and other minerals ground together, crafted into its chosen form, and then heated to harden it. Often glazed, this one was made to resemble deep green stone.

Details.....The scarab measures .82" x .47", including the frame. The pin measures 2.86" long. In Excellent Antique condition. You should always expect some wear on vintage and antique jewels; we consider it part of the charm.

Item #P2700