Lot 970
Large Libyan Glass Nugget and Carved Scarab. When Howard Carter discovered King Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, one of the precious amulets had a scarab carved out of a green colored glass, clearly special as it was the center stone in the amulet which proved to be Libyan Desert Glass and was dated at 28 million years old. Libyan Desert Glass actually is a tektite of almost pure silica formed by the heat of an exploding meteor. Offered is a scarab carved from the glass in the style and size found in the tomb plus a very large 3.25 x 2.25 inch 203 gram premium pale green nugget of Libyan Desrt Glass with a meteorite-like surface of craters and scoop and presented in a 8 x 6" Riker mount. $400 - 500
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