COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARABS

拍品描述

Middle Kingdom, Ca. 2055 - 1790 BC. A collection of steatite scarabs, each carved as a beetle with a domed back and incised wing cases, drilled longitudinally for suspension. The flat bases are engraved with spirals and scrolls, animals, figures, and linear symbols. Size: 13-19mm x 9-12mm; Weight: 15g Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly with H. Smeets collection, Netherlands, late 1980s.

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