TEKTITE — AMULET-SHAPED LIBYAN DESERT GLASS
The Egyptian/Libyan Border, Sahara Desert

This is a superb example of the smooth, golden tektites found in the sands of the Sahara Desert between Libya and Egypt. With distinct scalloping along one edge, the rest of the specimen is smoothed; the result of countless years of sandblasting by desert winds. Libyan Desert Glass has been revered by early Egyptian civilization and found in Egyptian tombs. Rarely is Libyan Desert Glass as translucent and as beautiful as the specimen offered here. For an explanation of why this natural glass is yellow, read the previous Tektite Introduction. 63 x 28 x 23mm (2.5 x 1 x 1 inches) and 50.4 grams.

Estimate: $500 - 800