Winged Scarab Brooch, Plique-à-jour Style, And Silver, Egyptomania Period, Circa 1900

This lovely brooch depicts a traditional motif from ancient Egypt: a scarab beetle with outstretched vulture wings, holding in its talons a circle representing the solar disk of the god Ra. This type of beetle held great symbolic importance for the ancient Egyptians; it represented rebirth and renewal. They believed that the sun was pushed across the sky each day by a giant scarab, the god Khepri. The body is made of purple enamel, the wings of plique-à-jour enamel in a gradient of purple and yellow. The brooch features a hinged tube and a C-shaped clasp (replaced) that is fully functional. A fine example of early 20th-century Egyptomania plique-à-jour enamel jewelry.

The silver is marked on the back with the standard 800 and a 2 (likely a model number).
The enamel is in perfect condition!

Dimensions: 6cm x 2cm.
Weight: 6g.