Turquoise Scarab Beads?

Ainsley · 06-17-2007, 04:33 AM

Does anyone know where I might be able to find large -- say ~2" long -- turquoise scarab beads, like the kind that Eman uses?

The ones I've managed to find online so far have been either too small or not very pretty. Help appreciated!

kenya · 06-17-2007, 04:41 PM

I have been looking for those myself. The only place I have seen them is on horusandisis.com and houseofegypt.com.

The ones on houseofegypt look exactly like what Eman uses though. They come in white and brown too.

kenya · 06-17-2007, 04:48 PM

Hey, come to think of it, I did a search on Ebay and

http://cgi.ebay.com/LOT-OF-28-LARGE-...QQcmdZViewItem

There are more auctions for these types of beads as well.

tigerb · 06-17-2007, 11:05 PM

I wanted one a couple years ago and ended up making one out of Sculpey!

ChristinaRizkallah · 06-18-2007, 02:23 PM

I would contact Eman Zaki and see if she would sell you a bag of them. You and she can agree upon the price and the amount. You may even see if she can purchase a bag for you and you would just pay her for her time. This could get expensive though as you would have to pay her via a wire transfer and your bank will charge you a fee, plus you would have to pay for overseas shipping. Another idea is to ask her if she knows of a vendor in Egypt, and if she can give you that information, you can contact the vendor directly and deal with them. Other than getting them direct from Egypt, I don't know what else to recommend. I know that Madam Abla (until her recent death) started putting scarabs on her costumes. Hallah Moustafa puts them on her costumes, too. I know they must be found in plentiful all over Egypt since they tend to incorporate them on touristy items.

Souzan · 06-19-2007, 06:25 AM

Ebay has several stores selling Egyptian scarab beads in different colors and sizes Some are glass beads, some are soapstone or malachite.

Souzan

Ainsley · 06-20-2007, 04:18 PM

Thanks for the tips, everyone! Ebay is always my first recourse, but I don't like any of the beads that are listed there right now. I'm only in the market for a small number, so it wouldn't be worth ordering a large lot or contacting Eman.

I like the House of Egypt scarabs, but I just want turquoise beads, not a set of four different colours. I think Horus and Isis is the ticket (Thanks, Kenya!). My only concern there is that shipping is done as a flat percentage of your total order, so it's giving me a shipping total of $0.27 for three scarabs. Something wrong there... I've sent them an inquiry about it, but they haven't gotten back to me. I may just place my order and see what happens. Does anyone know if this is really how they do it?