New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, circa 1398-1338 B.C. Rectangular bifacial stamp with hieroglyphs writing the prenomen of Amenhotep III (Neb-Maat-Re) to obverse, and to reverse 'King's Wife Tiye'. Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Scarabs and Cylinders with Names, London, 1917, pl. XXXV, no. 154, for a variant of this design. 1.84 grams, 16 mm (5/8 in.).
Ex Emile Bouillon Bey, c. 1880. From the Gaston Maspero Archaeological Fund. with Hotel des Ventes du Perigord, Bergerac, 24 June 2007. Property of a French collector.
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Price realized | 400 GBP |
Starting price | 5 GBP |
Estimate | 800 GBP |