EGYPTIAN GLAZED STEATITE CYLINDER SEAL FOR SENUSRET III

Middle Kingdom, Ca. 1878 - 1860 BC
A glazed, steatite cylinder seal, the underside of which is inscribed for the important Middle Kingdom king, Senusret III. Senusret III was an important king of the Twelfth Dynasty, who led many campaigns against Nubia, and built a chain of forts to secure a new fixed southern border at the Second Cataract around Semna.
Size: 28mm x 7mm; Weight: 2g
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired from Sand of Time Gallery, Jul 2006, Lot 23.
Estimate: GBP 600 - 900