Egyptian Scarab Amulet
A British soldier took this carved lapis lazuli beetle from a North African battlefield near El Alamein in 1942. The amulet bears a pharaoh’s cartouche and dates to the New Kingdom period. Its wartime discovery adds another layer to its ancient history. Similar pieces have sold for $120,000 in recent auctions. The scarab’s combination of age, material, and wartime provenance places its value between $20,000 and $100,000.
