Details
EGYPTIAN SCARABS IN GOLD SETTINGS
Circa 2nd Mellennium B.C. and 20th Century
Including a Middle Kingdom amithyst scarab in an enameled setting with outstretched wings with uraei; a New Kingdom faience scarab, a figure of Bes beneath, in an enameled setting with outstretched wings; a New Kingdom scarab, a winged scarab beneath, in a setting with outstretched wings with uraei; and a modern scarab in a setting with outstretched wings with uraei
2 1/4 in. (6 cm.) wide for the longest (4)
Circa 2nd Mellennium B.C. and 20th Century
Including a Middle Kingdom amithyst scarab in an enameled setting with outstretched wings with uraei; a New Kingdom faience scarab, a figure of Bes beneath, in an enameled setting with outstretched wings; a New Kingdom scarab, a winged scarab beneath, in a setting with outstretched wings with uraei; and a modern scarab in a setting with outstretched wings with uraei
2 1/4 in. (6 cm.) wide for the longest (4)
Provenance
Purchased in Egypt, 2 November 1926, from Ibrahim K. Ghaleb on the SS "Damieta," part of Cook's Nile Service