Egyptian and Phoenician Stone Scarab Group

拍品描述

Second Intermediate Period, circa 1650 B.C. and later. Comprising: one with interlocking spirals; one depicting an adult and child with the hieroglyphs for gold (nbw) and the sun disc above; one bearing the schematic image of Bes; one pink stone scaraboid with two birds with open wings and other symbols; and one with a kneeling figure with hand to mouth. Cf. Ben-Tor, D., Scarabs, Chronology, and Interconnections: Egypt and Palestine in the Second Intermediate Period, Fribourg/Göttingen, 2007, pl. 32, Design Class 2B, for examples of the interlocking spiral motif; Newberry, P.E., Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire N° 36001-37521, Scarab-shaped Seals, Cairo, 1907, pl. IX, no. 36313, for a scarab with a similarly schematic Bes; Petrie, W.M.F., Button and Design Scarabs, London, 1925, pl. XIV, no. 943, for a scarab with a kneeling figure. 4.85 grams total, 9-14 mm (3/8 - 1/2 in.). [5, No Reserve] From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.

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