Egyptian Black Hardstone Scarab with Ankh

LATE NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1070 B.C.

3/4 in. (2.71 grams, 18 mm).

Carved with stylised features and the base carved with a scarab beetle flanked by two ankh symbols and a ra sign beneath; drilled for suspension.

Provenance

Acquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. Matouk, F.S., Corpus du scarabée égyptien, Volume 2, Beirut, 1976, p.397 no.1222, for similar design.

CONDITION

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LOT 0459