Castellani also incorporated cameos, scarabs, and enamel into pieces of jewelry as had been done in ancient times. |
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The wife of King Albert, Queen Paola, commissioned Fabre, who used the jewel-like shells of scarabs culled from the Far East. |
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The scarabs appeared to have left the area, but there was no telling when they would return. |
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Each merchant's tales of how the scarabs came from the tomb of Tutankhamun grew less and less likely with every member of the caravan. |
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This is borne out by scarabs dating from the Twenty-sixth Dynasty, which suggest that he was still worshipped some 2,000 years after his death. |
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The forefeet of scarabs are so little destined for modelling and rolling mud balls that their tarses are worn out in the process. |
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In 1995, thieves burrowed through the wall of a storeroom used to house artefacts at the Temple of Montu in Karnak, and looted some 55 scarabs and statues. |
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Then I was given a book on scarabs by my daughter-in-law and started reading about them. |
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They come emblazoned with Egyptian scarabs that give the illusion of giant necklaces, with gold strands threading down the shirts' backs. |
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This year she took guests on a tour of ancient Egypt with her new collection, which featured emeralds, cats, scarabs and rutilated quartz with sparkling champagne diamonds. |
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