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2 VINTAGE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE RITUAL CEREMONIAL SCARABS - VERY FINE AMULETS WITH PRECISE CARVED INSCRIPTION ACQUIRED in 1951 FROM DAHSHUR, AREA OF THE MEMPHIS NECROPOLIS. MEMPHIS WAS THE CAPITAL OF LOWER EGYPT BEFORE THE TWO LANDS WERE UNIFIED AROUND 3100 BCE BY THE PHARAOH MENA (AKA NARMER), WHO FOUND THE FIRST OF THIRTY DYNESTIES THAT WOULD RULE THE KINGDOM FOR THE NExT 2500 YEARS. THE ExACT AGE OF THE SCARABS IS NOT DETERMINED IT'S GUARANTEED THAT THESE SCARAB AMULETS ARE 70 YEARS OLD OR OLDER ACTUAL PHOTOS OF THE SCARABS AS THEY WERE ACCQUIRED Ritual & Ceremonial Scarabs: By Far the Most Important Amulet in Ancient Egypt was the Scarab, Sacred Scarabs or Ritual Scarabs Were Used by the Egyptians During Religious Ceremonies & in other Occasions Such as Birth & Marriage. Ritual Scarabs were Usually Smaller is Size Than the Average Scarab Amulets, Also the Inscriptions on the Back Were Considered Sacred & Were Designed by a High Priest To the Ancient Egyptians, the Scarab or Dung Beetle was a Protector & a Symbol of the new Brighter day ahead - INSCRIBED ON THE BACK, SACRED INSCRIPTIONS. - MEASURES: 11 - 12 mm long, 8.5 mm wide, 6 - 6.2 mm DEEP (APPROxIMATELY) - HOLED THROUGH FROM TOP TO BOTTOM FREE US SHIPPING THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST Two Vintage Ancient Egyptian Faience Scarab Amulets, Small Ritual Ceremonial Scarabs, Dahshur - Memphis Necropolis, Lower Egypt, 11 12 Mm
