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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dawnno, post: 601171, member: 10171&quot;]check it.&nbsp; slide a paperclip into it and see if it goes through.&nbsp; But the problem is, it still might not be diagnostic... because... the copy copies the bead found in a museum.</p><p><br /></p><p>In fact, even though yours is glued to a marble piece, I might even bet that you&nbsp; find that the bottom side of your scarab has an inscription ... just like the scarab faience beads from other periods.... because originally the copy was intended to replicate hieroglyph characters to simulate their purpose as a stamp ... i.e., my guess is that because the original souvenir &#039;copy&#039; started with &#039;all&#039; the features of the antiquities found in museum, then as time wore on and tourists loved the scarab, and since the makers didn&#039;t know what they would be used for ...beads, curio shop paperweights, etc,... they just continued to make them with the underside incised too... &#039;multi-purpose&#039;... even if they were just to be glued to a marble surface.&nbsp;&nbsp; so that won&#039;t help you date it much either.&nbsp;&nbsp; Just my take.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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