A letter on Smithsonian Institute letterhead accompanies this brooch made in the Egyptian Revival style in the 1870s. Finely worked 22k gold surrounds an exceptional faience scarab.
Smithsonian Institution.
United States National Museum
"The scarab is made of glazed clay, or faience, and is engraved with the cartouche of Thutmose III, King of Egypt 1502 - 1449 before the Christian Era. JM Casauwicz" not sure that spelling of his last name is quite right
MATERIALS: 22k gold (tests), faience
AGE: c. 1870 brooch, ancient scarab
CONDITION: Excellent
SIZE: 2 1/8" x 1", 2 1/2" safety chain, 5/8" pin