Egyptian Blue Scarabs Link Bracelet Enamel 7.5L

Three Beetles on a Gold Chain: The Egyptian Scarab Bracelet

One large scarab and two smaller ones are strung on a heavy gold plated link chain. Their backs are baked in deep blue enamel. This Egyptian scarab bracelet takes its shape from the sacred beetle of ancient Egypt.

The blue recalls lapis lazuli and other semiprecious stones. A blue scarab link bracelet is easy to read from across a room. Think of it as a lapis blue enamel bracelet with a story.

Product Details

• Material: 24K gold plated pewter with baked enamel
• Dimensions: 7.5 in L x 0.75 in W
• Style: Blue scarab link bracelet: one large and two small scarab charms on a large link chain
• Type: Egyptian museum jewelry reproduction
• Origin: Made in USA

The Beetle That Pushes the Sun

The Egyptians watched the scarab roll a ball of dung across the ground. They saw the sun pushed into the sky at dawn. The rising sun was called Khepri.

The beetle's name also sounded like the verb meaning to become. So the insect came to stand for regeneration. Khepera, the god of the morning sun, wears its form.

From Amulet to Seal

The Met holds a New Kingdom scarab in glazed steatite. Its flat base carries protective signs and the names of gods. People wore such scarabs as amulets and used them as seals. Egyptian museum jewelry still copies the shape.

Larger heart scarabs went into tombs. They were laid over the heart of the dead. The spell on their base asked the heart not to speak against its owner.

Why Blue? The Lapis Blue Enamel Bracelet Explained

Lapis lazuli was traded from far-off Afghanistan. Egyptians prized its deep blue, the color of the night sky. Enamel and faience copied it for everyday wear. A lapis blue enamel bracelet borrows that old habit.

Wearing and Display

This Egyptian scarab bracelet is costume-quality jewelry in gold plated pewter. Keep it dry and wipe the enamel with a soft cloth. Store it flat so the charms do not scratch.

See more in our Egyptian Museum Replicas and Museum Jewelry Bracelets. Egyptian museum jewelry of this kind pairs well with plain sleeves.

Egypt on the Wrist

Egyptian jewelers used the scarab for more than three thousand years. The shape was carved in stone, glazed in faience and cast in gold. The Egyptian scarab bracelet carries that habit into the present. A blue scarab link bracelet is a small piece of that long line.

For More Reading from the Web

• Read how a dung beetle rolling the sun across the sky became an amulet of rebirth. Every Egyptian scarab bracelet starts here. Scarab, New Kingdom - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Learn what was carved under a heart scarab and why it mattered at the weighing of the heart. Heart Scarab - Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum