Antique 24 Karat Gold Egyptian Revival Scarab Pendant Brooch Cesare Tombini 1870 Sculpture with the Roman god Mercury

with the Roman god Mercury standing aloft

circa 1780

Circa 1860

oil on canvas signed Marin

Antique 24 Karat Gold Egyptian Revival Scarab Pendant Brooch Cesare Tombini 1870 Sculpture with the Roman god MercuryA 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