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Scarab pendant

Stainless steel polished pendant; necklace included.

contact | Shop: Elytra

1.0 w x 1.5 d x 0.7 h in cm |

A perfect scarab with all the little details. What an Egyptian metalsmith would have crafted, had the pharoahs dreamed of direct-metal printing.

Featured on BoingBoing, NotCot, and on entymologically discerning sterna worldwide.

Note: Shapeways recently announced (7/19/2011) that the inclusion of a necklace with orders is on hold; expect orders to contain only the pendant until further notice. A simple 2mm-thick cord works well.

Comments

i bought one in stainless, and the somewhat pebbled look is nice, i think, on an organic shape like this one. it's one of my favorite pieces of jewelry -- it gets compliments almost every time i wear it. it's big, but not too big, and heavy enough to feel durable without being too heavy.

his name is "tumbleturd." :D i like to think of him as taking the "crappy" things in life and just rolling them away!

Thu Jan 26 18:12:02 2012 by carlyoftroy

Now that's beautifull !

Tue Sep 27 18:43:40 2011 by wjv

Thank you, it means a lot coming from someone with some of the coolest designs

Sat Aug 6 12:51:07 2011 by kspaho

Awesome! Silver glossy looks extremly great! :o)

Wed Jun 29 01:59:56 2011 by Fairesure

Yes, new process, Silver Glossy, which unlike the gold (plating on top of polished stainless steel/bronze) is cast in silver from a wax print and polished to a high sheen. A perfect process for this piece, I have to say.

Fri Apr 29 19:29:23 2011 by dadrummond

Wow, that last picture is boggling! I've got a gold glossy that's not NEARLY that smooth looking! Is this a new thing?

Fri Apr 29 18:39:18 2011 by janiscortese

Wow, that last picture is boggling! I've got a gold glossy that's not NEARLY that smooth looking! Is this a new thing?

Fri Apr 29 18:39:17 2011 by janiscortese

Rats, I rated it one star too low. :-(

Tue Jul 27 16:45:02 2010 by janiscortese

It just arrived, and it's lovely -- I'm wearing it right now and I'm absolutely thrilled with it. I'm pondering getting a glossy bronze one too, to hang off of my viola case.

Absolutely gorgeous and honestly ... a must for any Journey fan! :-)

Tue Jul 27 16:44:32 2010 by janiscortese

While shopping in South Korea, the store owner noticed my necklace and immediately asked where she could get one for herself and one for her husband. I showed her your store and she loved all your designs, especially the open beetle, and she asked me to buy and send her two scarab pendants in lieu of any payment for our goods! She didn't even care that the two pendants would come to less than half of the cost of the goods. Thanks for getting us a bargain with your beautiful pendant-- I will wear it every time I go shopping!

Tue May 11 23:48:20 2010 by lola_1015

Very nice! I bought one for my wife and she loves it. (My 3 1/2-year old son has since decided he wants a giant version for himself.) The details are crisp in the steel, and the printing patterns give a nice naturalistic texture.

Thu Mar 4 00:42:25 2010 by marcotte