287, Lot: 901. Estimate $400. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

New Kingdom. 1550-1075 BC. Steatite cowrie scaraboid (17x12mm). Base engraved with the signs of King of Upper and Lower Egypt. Good condition, once glazed, pierced for mounting.

From the Dr. John N. Winnie Collection. Ex Sotheby’s.