Wonderfully Preserved

381, Lot: 648. Estimate $150. Sold for $2500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

New Kingdom. Circa 1550-1070 BC. Blue glazed steatite scarab (10x8mm). Face inscribed ma’at senef, or “truth of the pharaoh”. With collector’s ticket attached. Pierced. Virtually as made. A fantastic specimen.

From the Carl Devries Collection, purchased 15 November 1969.