them to dry, make sure they are really dry before putting them away.
Kim
JShaffer99@aol.com wrote:
> Hi all,
> Well, after rebuilding my system, I am back. What a pain it is.
>
> To comment on Teresa's scarabs, if it is stone or faience, a good bath
> in DW should not be a problem. For the one still on the encrusted ring,
> I agree that cares should be exercised but again, unless dirt is all
> that is holding it together, I cannot see the harm in a bath. But of
> course, they are not mine. :^)
>
> I have soaked ushabtis and scarabs in the past without any difficulties
> though.
>
> A;; the best,
>
> "Ancient" Jim
> Et Tu Antiquities
> http://ettuantiquities.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Teresa Day-Smith <tdsmith928@lycos.com>
> To: Ancientartifacts@yahoogroups.com
> Cc: tdsmith928@lycos.com
> Sent: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 12:33 pm
> Subject: [Ancientartifacts] Scarab problem
>
> All,
>
> I have two scarabs that need cleaning (badly).
>
> One is a carnelian scarab still on its bronze ring. It is really a nice
> piece but one can not see the true color of the carnelian. It has a
> whitish haze like hard water deposits but shinning. The carnelian scarab
> is frozen in place (will not move/spin) and I am fearful it would break
> from the ring if I did much to it.
>
> The other is a very unique scarab (actually a scaraboid) with glyphs
> that I am still researching to discover their meaning (none of my eight
> books on scarabs has anything like them). It has a white powdery
> substance on it like plaster. I removed some of this substance around
> the holes with a dental pick but I am afraid to proceed any further.
> This scarab I know for sure is NOT steatite and I think it is probably
> faience - it has that medium solid blue color.
>
> I remember a discussion in the group about putting faience shabties in
> distilled water but as I remember that was not to clean them but for
> salt problems?
>
> Does anybody have any ideas?
>
> Teresa Day-Smith
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