Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th February 2019

Lot 1015

Twelve Egyptian steatite and faience scarabs 2nd Intermediate Period - Late Period

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £900

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Description

Twelve Egyptian steatite and faience scarabs

2nd Intermediate Period - Late Period, circa 1782 - 332 BC

pierced and with carved bases, including Ptah between two Djed pillars, Seth, a scroll with Neb signs and Maat feathers, crouching antelope, walking antelope, antelope above a fallen figure, a Uraeus beneath a winged solar disc, recumbent antelope, a scarab above a Neb sign, a seated Ibis, hieroglyphs and scrolls,

0.8cm - 2cm long. (12)

Provenance

Bonhams and Brooks, 26th April 2001, lot 364, part.