SCARABS. Ancient Egypt. New Kingdom. 1550-1075 BCE.

Electronic Auction 618
Lot: 1120. Estimated: $ 200

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SCARABS. Ancient Egypt. New Kingdom. 1550-1075 BCE. Steatite. (15x10 mm). Base engraved with five signs : Scepter, an emblem of authority and kingship. Crook symbol of the pharaoh “ role as the shepherd of the people “, the sun , mountain and land, all these five signs form formulate “AMUN _ RA”. Once glazed. Pierced for mounting.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection; Ex Classical Numismatic Group 337 lot 607, The Dr. John N. Winnie Collection; Purchased from Arte Primitivo, 15 March 1997.

AMUN RA was the Egyptians king of the Gods and god of the wind. He held the position of self creator, creator deity “par excellence”. He was the champion of the poor and was the most recorded of the Egyptian Gods. He was worshipped by the Egyptians just like Zeus worshipped by ancient Greece

Closing Date and Time: 7 October 2026 at 16:13:00 ET.

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