These scarab souvenirs were brought back from the 1926 Grand Tour by Frederick C.J. Wiss. Purchased from D. Chellaram, Grand Continental Hotel, Cairo, Egypt. The hotel was one of Cairo's historic 19th century hotels. This is where they stayed while in Cairo. See article on it. D. Chellaram was founded in Cairo in 1860. It is still in business in Hong Kong. They deal in apparel, leather, corporate gifts and fashion accessories. Their website.
1994 Photos
There are more in the box picture above than there are in these photos. The first has the tops, except for the ring in the middle. Then the bottoms (and top of the ring).
Cards that acompanied the purchase:
Blanchard's Egyptian Museum
Sharia Kamel, Cairo, Egypt
Ralph Huntington Blanchard (1875-1936), proprietor
This can be seen in the first photo upper left.
An ancient Egyptian Scarab in steatite stone found near Zakazig, Lower Egypt, the site of the ancient Land of Goshen of the Bible.
Dating from the XVIIIth - XIXth Dynasty 1500-1200 b.c.
Upon the base is a figure holding the Papyrus Sceptre, emblem of eternal Youth.
Blanchard's Egyptian Museum
Sharia Kamel, Cairo, Egypt
Ralph Huntington Blanchard (1875-1936), proprietor
This can be seen in the 1994 photos in lower middle left.
An ancient Egyptian Scarab in green glazed steatite stone, dating from the XVIIIth Dynasty, circa 1500 years B.C.
It was a statuette of the beetle god KHEPER and a symbol of 'imortality'.
Found in Upper Egypr near Assiout.
Base decorated with six concentric circles.
