Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th February 2019
Lot 1014
Fifteen Egyptian steatite and faience scarabs Middle Kingdom - Late Period
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £650
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Description
Fifteen Egyptian steatite and faience scarabs
Middle Kingdom - Late Period, circa 2133 - 332 BC
pierced and with carved bases including Amun-Ra king of the Gods, Lord Come, Behold, Go Round About upon the Winds, Seth, Abraxas, a falcon behind a Maat feather and Uraeus, Bes, lucky symbols and scrolls, and nine with differing scrolls and geometric patterns,
0.9cm - 2cm long. (15)
Provenance
Bonhams & Brooks, 26th April 2001, lots 366 and 372, part.