EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARAB WITH 12 CONCENTRIC CIRCLES

Second Intermediate Period / Hyksos period, Ca. 1700 - 1550 BC An Egyptian Second Intermediate Period / Hyksos period hand-carved steatite scarab. It has a single border line and depicts 12 concentric circles, partly intertwined by connecting lines. Its back depicts the natural back of a scarab beetle. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 22.1.367. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Size: 18mm x 12mm; Weight: 1.9g
Provenance: Private collection, London, UK. ex. F. Piket 1980s, Netherlands.

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Estimate: GBP 150 - 300