371, Lot: 1007. Estimate $150. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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New Kingdom. 18th Dynasty. Thutmose III (1479-1425 BC). Gray glazed steatite scarab (18x13mm). Face engraved with standing pharaoh, holding crook, and
nb pt’h m’t m’t r mn khpr (“Lord Ptah and truth of truths” over cartouche containing “Ra Men Kheper,” i.e., Thutmose III). Chipped in areas. Pierced. Cf. Rowe 517.
From the Carl Devries Collection.