July 7, 2006
King Tut's meteoritic glass scarab
From Discovery News:
Yellow-green glass carved into a beetle-shaped ornament and found on a necklace worn by the ancient King Tutankhamen was created by a meteorite fireball, according to new research. . .The geologists determined the scarab was made out of natural desert glass for the king, who reigned from 1333 to 1323 B.C.
Such glass is only found in the Great Sand Sea of the eastern Sahara desert. With a silica content of 98 percent, it is the purest known glass in the world.
Posted by David on July 7, 2006 1:06 PM
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Regarding the Meteroitic glass from the Saraha (Lybian Desert region) .... after watching the "Fireball of the Pharoah" program I went on ebay and found a wonderful piece of this material, gem-cut ... It's a marvellously translucent pale yellow ... almost like citrine, but MUCH clearer. I'm having it set in a white gold and diamand ring for my wife for this Christmas. Beautiful !
Posted by: David on November 29, 2007 11:01 PM
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