393, Lot: 797. Estimate $100. Sold for $156. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Steatite scarab. Egypt, New Kingdom, 1550-1077 BC. On face, two uraei flanking ra carried by a scarab; two pillars flank the scarab, with nebew (“gold”) below. The whole can be taken to read “may the eternal gold sun be reborn for the pharaohs” (18x13mm). Pierced.

From the Carl Devries Collection.