Antique 24 Karat Gold Egyptian Revival Scarab Pendant Brooch Cesare Tombini 1870 Sculpture The cabinet is very robust

The cabinet is very robust

The brooch is accompanied with a letter from from 1880s by the head of Egyptology at the Smithsonian Institution

18" tall X 12" diameter

signed & dated 1985

Antique 24 Karat Gold Egyptian Revival Scarab Pendant Brooch Cesare Tombini 1870 Sculpture The cabinet is very robustA wonderful antique 24 karat gold Egyptian Revival brooch set with an ancient 1500 B. C. E Egyptian faience pottery scarab, by the famous 19th century Italian jeweler Cesare Tombini, circa 1870. A beautiful 24 Karat gold brooch decorated with twin ibis birds, to the center is an ancient faience scarab that swivels to reveal a hieroglyphic inscription for the 15th Century B. C. E 18th Dynasty king, Thutmose III. The brooch is accompanied with a letter