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<p>[QUOTE="George Chaney, post: 4459971, member: 19137"]Please note, I am not an expert. Love the old egyptian jewelry and have dealt in quite a bit of it.... so, it is my opinion the writing on the paper was done with a quill pen. I have antique books with similar script styles, but they are in storage right now. It could be an item from the egyptian revival, but given it was part of a collection from the 1940's, I suspect it may be from the middle kingdom period, maybe black schist? A find someone may have brought home from egypt during the revival period. </p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I would have expected to see some writing on the underside of the scarab, so I am not sure what that means. Hopefully an experienced expert will be able to offer more details. In the past, when I've been in good fortune to purchase or find old artifacts, I have reached out to University's who deal in the subject matter. They are usually quite excited and very helpful.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="George Chaney, post: 4459971, member: 19137"]Please note, I am not an expert. Love the old egyptian jewelry and have dealt in quite a bit of it.... so, it is my opinion the writing on the paper was done with a quill pen. I have antique books with similar script styles, but they are in storage right now. It could be an item from the egyptian revival, but given it was part of a collection from the 1940's, I suspect it may be from the middle kingdom period, maybe black schist? A find someone may have brought home from egypt during the revival period. That said, I would have expected to see some writing on the underside of the scarab, so I am not sure what that means. Hopefully an experienced expert will be able to offer more details. In the past, when I've been in good fortune to purchase or find old artifacts, I have reached out to University's who deal in the subject matter. They are usually quite excited and very helpful.[/QUOTE]
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