Scarab Beads--2009 Egypt Trip

Lots of scarab beads from my 2009 trip to Egypt!

I love them all, but I lean toward the most saturated blue color or, completely opposite, the light blue. The contrast is beautiful, especially when there are crackles in the glaze. Each bead is made from Egyptian faience, a ceramic that has a bright, glassy shine, and ranges in color from blue to green.

The pictures illustrate the tops and bottoms of each of the beads. Each of these beads:

•      range in color from blue-green, to dark blue, to lighter blue.
•      are drilled lengthwise (front to back) all the way through.
•      contain hieroglyphics carved into the bottom.

Tops of the scarabs.

 And the bottoms (with the hieroglyphs).

There are slight fluctuations in size, but they are all about the same length and width. The shortest bead is just under 0.75 inches long, and the longest is just over 0.75 inches long (see the picture with the quarter for reference). All are about 0.5 inches wide (from side to side). They are all about 0.25 inches tall (from top to bottom).

A few beads next to a quarter so that you can get a better idea of their size.

I've been holding on to them for so long but I need to get crackin' and start creating with them!