A Second Intermediate Period faience Scarab
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A Second Intermediate Period faience Scarab
A Second Intermediate Period faience Scarab
Date ca 1782-1550 BCE
Period Second Intermediate Period
Origin London, consignment
Medium glazed steatite
Dimension 1.6 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm (0⁵/₈ x 0³/₈ x 0¹/₄ inches)
The flat side engraved with continuous oval spiral. The iconography and discontinuous glazed with blue shade are found in the specimens of the Thirteenth Dynasty. Pierced lengthwise.
Beautiful conservation.
Comparandum
MATOUK, F.S., Corpus des Scarabées Egyptien, T.II, 1976, 2114-2135
Beautiful conservation.
Comparandum
MATOUK, F.S., Corpus des Scarabées Egyptien, T.II, 1976, 2114-2135
Date: ca 1782-1550 BCE
Period: Second Intermediate Period
Origin: London, consignment
Medium: glazed steatite
Dimension: 1.6 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm (0⁵/₈ x 0³/₈ x 0¹/₄ inches)
Provenance: Old private collection of a Lady, prior 1980
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