NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, REIGN OF THUTMOSE III TO 20TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1479-1069 B.C.

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SIX EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AND STEATITE SCARABS
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, REIGN OF THUTMOSE III TO 20TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1479-1069 B.C.
Mounted as a bracelet in a mid 20th century sterling silver setting.
Largest scarab: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.) long; bracelet: 8 1/2 in. (21.5 cm.) long

Provenance

with Elie A. Abemayor (1883-1941), Cairo.
Rose Mae Ashby (1878-1959), Chicago and Atlanta, acquired from the above, 1939; thence by continuous descent to the current owner.

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Lot Essay

The representation of a horse on the underside of the largest scarab in this group (accompanied by the cartouche of Thutmose III) is a relatively early and notable example (see C. Rommelaere, Les chevaux du Nouvel Empire Egyptien: Origines, races, harnachement).

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