SCARABS AND SCARABOIDS
Semi-precious stone and glazed steatite
circa 1800-700 B.C.
TURQUOISE GLAZED STEATITE ROYAL SCARABOID OF QUEEN HATSHEPSUT, one side bearing her prenomen, Maat-ka-re, prefixed by King of Upper and Lower Egypt, the rev. Maat-ka-re, the maat-figure shown as a seated falcon-headed sun-god Re holding a maat-feather -- 1.4cm. high, Dynasty XVIII, Reign of Hatshepsut (1473-1458 B.C.); and a green glazed steatite scarab, rev. Neb-maat-re, mery Imn-re, "Amenophis III beloved of Amen-re" -- 1.6cm. long, reign of Amenophis III (1391-1353 B.C.) (2)
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TURQUOISE GLAZED STEATITE ROYAL SCARABOID OF QUEEN HATSHEPSUT, one side bearing her prenomen, Maat-ka-re, prefixed by King of Upper and Lower Egypt, the rev. Maat-ka-re, the maat-figure shown as a seated falcon-headed sun-god Re holding a maat-feather -- 1.4cm. high, Dynasty XVIII, Reign of Hatshepsut (1473-1458 B.C.); and a green glazed steatite scarab, rev. Neb-maat-re, mery Imn-re, "Amenophis III beloved of Amen-re" -- 1.6cm. long, reign of Amenophis III (1391-1353 B.C.) (2)