Egyptian Revival Scarab Earrings rings Gorgeous antique crescent necklace dating

Gorgeous antique crescent necklace dating from the Victorian period

the necklace itself is reminiscent of a laurel wreath

coiled around itself at the head

Gordian or lover's

Egyptian Revival Scarab Earrings rings Gorgeous antique crescent necklace datingVictorian Egyptian Revival scarab earrings set with bright green iridescent beetles (real beetles!) in glowing 18 carat gold. There have been many waves of Egyptomania since antiquity, and while these earrings date from the late 19th century the ornate, 3D cannetille goldwork references the previous wave sparked by Napoleon's 'visit' to Egypt in 1798 1801. To the ancient Egyptians, the scarab was: "The sun; the path of the sun; self creative power;