Lot Essay
For a similiar scarab, compare pl. XLIX, no. 2907 in Tufnell, Studies on Scarab Seals, vol. 2.
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SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XIV-XVII, 1640-1550 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN GREEN JASPER SCARAB
second intermediate period, dynasty xiv-xvii, 1640-1550 b.c.
Pierced longitudinally for suspension, the details crisply rendered as incised lines, the flat bottom containing a motto framed by a border and continuous spiral pattern, inscribed for the "overseer of the house, [named] Ameney, repeating life"
1 in. (3 cm) long
second intermediate period, dynasty xiv-xvii, 1640-1550 b.c.
Pierced longitudinally for suspension, the details crisply rendered as incised lines, the flat bottom containing a motto framed by a border and continuous spiral pattern, inscribed for the "overseer of the house, [named] Ameney, repeating life"
1 in. (3 cm) long