EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARAB DEPICTING BEETLE AND URAEUS
Second Intermediate Period, 10th - 15th dynasty, 2040 - 1570 BC. A steatite scarab beetle seal detailing incised cypleus, prothorax and elytra. The flat reverse decorated by a central beetle flanked by two uraeus. The scarab is pierced longitudinally for suspension. For a similar see The Israel Museum, Jerusalem: Accession Number: 76.31.3104. Size: L:19mm / W:13.8mm ; 2.96g. Provenance: From a London private family collection, formerly acquired on the UK art market in the 1960s - 1970s; then passed by descent.

Estimate: GBP 75 - 150