Steatite scarab with hieroglyphs. Lower Egypt. New Kingdoms Period. 1550-1050 BC.

Electronic Auction 528
Lot: 804. Estimated: $ 150

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Sold For $ 120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Steatite scarab with hieroglyphs. Lower Egypt. New Kingdoms Period. 1550-1050 BC. (16 mm) A scarab with a central bidirectional piercing for suspension. The back is simply engraved, only defining the most basic features. On the face, a central scarab is flanked by two uraei, two djed and the hieroglyph n’b (lord). Suggested meaning “Rebirth of the eternal Lord Pharoah, the everlasting backbone of Osiris.”. VF.

Sold for the Benefit of the American Numismatic Society.


Closing Date and Time: 30 November 2022 at 14:27:40 ET.

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