CNG 93, Lot: 2001. Estimate $150. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

2nd Intermediate Period. Circa 1650-1550 BC. Steatite scarab (16x11mm). Back is carved into a criss-cross pattern, suggestive of a hedgehog. Base engraved with power and good luck signs. Thin crack down back and side, once glazed, pierced for mounting.

From the David Hendin Collection.