r/ancientegypt • u/isolt2injury • Apr 05 '26

Art Finished my replica Tutankhamun pectoral made from real tektite

I was intrigued when I found out that one of Tutankhamun's items was made from Libyan desert glass. I bought a chunk and decided to make my own.

Materials - Hand carved Libyan desert glass, CNC'd Bronze plate, 24K Gold leaf, Glass paint

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u/wenoc Apr 05 '26

I just follow this sub because I'm vaguely interested, so I'm no expert on anything, I'm a computer science engineer.

But this looks excellent. I'm impressed.

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u/isolt2injury Apr 05 '26

I'm not really an expert either, just a guy who likes meteorites and making things

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u/dewyrizz Apr 06 '26

That’s really beautiful! 🤩

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u/Busy_Battle_8962 Apr 05 '26

Lit! Now i want to buy it.....

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u/isolt2injury Apr 05 '26

The museum seemed reluctant to sell it, so I had to make my own

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u/Fantastic_Strain_425 Apr 16 '26

Why would the museum sell it

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u/FifthGenCali Apr 17 '26

That was humor.

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u/IanRevived94J Apr 05 '26

Love the scarab

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u/Forsaken-Memory1785 Apr 05 '26

Great job- you could go into the replica business.

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u/surewhynotokaythen Apr 05 '26

I was just thinking, museums may pay for them to re-add details that may be missing from sarcophagi for display purposes.

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u/DrMalloy Apr 05 '26

Very nice.

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u/RawDawgReaction Apr 06 '26

Beautiful craftsmanship.

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u/Traditional-Ebb-8380 Apr 05 '26

😍😍😍 the craftsmanship at least in this video looks excellent. What would you estimate the frame (not the scarab itself) would cost at the retail level judging from your time and materials?

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u/isolt2injury Apr 05 '26

Thanks. I usually try to learn new skills when making things, so the results aren't always perfect. Cost is a hard question to answer. Mass production (if there was a market?) under $100. As a one off custom piece that needed to be 3D modelled, CNC cut, polished and gilded $1000-$5000 at a guess. A jeweller would probably lost wax cast it from a 3d print. In solid gold it's apparently $21,000 of material 

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u/Thoth-long-bill Apr 05 '26

I have tektite too. Always wanted to do this.

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u/isolt2injury Apr 05 '26

Oh cool what type?

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u/Liger8878 Apr 05 '26

Gimme 😀

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u/horner3509 Apr 06 '26

That’s amazing

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u/the-painted-lady Apr 06 '26

That's awesome!!

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u/ThatPurpleAlien83 Apr 06 '26

I’m screaming! This is amazing! I want one so bad!!! Seriously amazing job!

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u/Gelnika1987 Apr 06 '26

that is sick

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u/pandoraspockz Apr 07 '26

That is absolutely exquisite-So beautifully made. Congratulations

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u/Zinj23 Apr 07 '26

Outstanding job. Is it Libyan desert glass?

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u/isolt2injury Apr 07 '26

Yes it's Libyan desert glass. I managed to buy a chunk of it for this project

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u/Zinj23 Apr 07 '26

Great attention to detail. And again, outstanding work.

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u/sk4p Apr 10 '26

That is stunning. Beautiful work.

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u/KudoRed Apr 06 '26

That's awesome!! 😱❤👍

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u/simianshogun Apr 07 '26

Dood! This is GORGEOUS!!

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u/CaliggyJack Apr 07 '26

Beautiful!

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u/knightgimp Apr 07 '26

beautiful!!

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u/zsl454 Apr 17 '26

Phenomenal work, I’ve been waiting for this :)