287, Lot: 806. Estimate $250. Sold for $225. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

2nd Intermediate Period. Circa 1650-1550 BC. Steatite scarab (18x13mm). Base engraved with a crossed pattern. Cf. Niccacci 309; Ben-Tor p. 67, 16; NFA, 49. Small edge chip otherwise intact, back slightly cracked, once glazed, pierced for mounting.

From the Dr. John N. Winnie Collection. Purchased from Arte Primitivo on 2 June 1998.