egypt-museum: Grasshopper Amulet Amulet of a grasshopper made of lapis lazuli, length: 4.8 cm. Dates
egypt-museum:Grasshopper Amulet Amulet of a grasshopper made of lapis lazuli,length: 4.8 cm. Dates to the Roman Period, ca. 30 BC-476 AD. Private Collection.In ancient Egypt, lapis lazuli was a favorite stone for amulets and ornaments such as scarabs. Afghanistan was the source of lapis for the ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations, as well as the later Greeks and Romans. -- source link
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