NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1580-1350 B.C.
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NINE EGYPTIAN JASPER AND STEATITE SCARABS
NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1580-1350 B.C.
Comprising a green jasper royal scarab of Aa-kheper-re (Amenophis II) with maat-feather and crook; another similar, green glazed steatite of Aa-kheper-re with standing pharaoh holding a crook; and seven steatite scarabs, one with war-crowned royal sphinx protected by winged uraeus, holding a cartouche of Tuthmosis III; another inscribed "The good god, Lord of the Two Lands, Tuthmosis III", the royal cartouche supported by crowned uraei above a nwb-(gold) sign; a scarab holding a sun disc flanked by maat-feathers and uraei; a seated deity holding lotus flower; a seated child and scarab; a crowned lion or sphinx(?); and a cartouche-shaped scaraboid, a standing figure on one side and sign for Sais on the other
5/8 in. (1.5 cm.) long av. (9)
NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1580-1350 B.C.
Comprising a green jasper royal scarab of Aa-kheper-re (Amenophis II) with maat-feather and crook; another similar, green glazed steatite of Aa-kheper-re with standing pharaoh holding a crook; and seven steatite scarabs, one with war-crowned royal sphinx protected by winged uraeus, holding a cartouche of Tuthmosis III; another inscribed "The good god, Lord of the Two Lands, Tuthmosis III", the royal cartouche supported by crowned uraei above a nwb-(gold) sign; a scarab holding a sun disc flanked by maat-feathers and uraei; a seated deity holding lotus flower; a seated child and scarab; a crowned lion or sphinx(?); and a cartouche-shaped scaraboid, a standing figure on one side and sign for Sais on the other
5/8 in. (1.5 cm.) long av. (9)
Provenance
Formerly the property of a Swiss private collector and acquired by the collector's grandfather during the 1950s: sold Christie's London, 23 September 1998, lot 38.
Item one: Duke of Northumberland collection.
Item one: Duke of Northumberland collection.
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