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<p>[QUOTE="Lark, post: 9407789, member: 13605"]I looked up what was used to make scarabs in ancient times. As Ownedbybear mention Faience was one of the materials. They also used <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatite" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatite" rel="nofollow">steatite</a> which is soapstone that becomes harder when fired. (didn't know that) They were also made from green jasper. What I also found out that they were drilled to be worn on a cord or on a swivel ring. I always thought they were beads when they had the hole but the cord and ring make sense ,since they were often used as signet .[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lark, post: 9407789, member: 13605"]I looked up what was used to make scarabs in ancient times. As Ownedbybear mention Faience was one of the materials. They also used [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatite']steatite[/URL] which is soapstone that becomes harder when fired. (didn't know that) They were also made from green jasper. What I also found out that they were drilled to be worn on a cord or on a swivel ring. I always thought they were beads when they had the hole but the cord and ring make sense ,since they were often used as signet .[/QUOTE]
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