Blue glazed steatite scarab with lotus. Lower Egypt. Hyskos Period. 1650-1550 BC.Electronic Auction 528 Antiquities Sold For $ 90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Blue glazed steatite scarab with lotus. Lower Egypt. Hyskos Period. 1650-1550 BC. (16 mm) Scarab with central bidirectional piercing for suspension. On face, a stylized cross-like formation with nfr doubled and a lotus above, suggesting a meaning “Eternal beauty of Osiris, the reborn.” Collector tags present. Some loss to glaze. |