A New-Kingdom glazed steatite scarab. Maat.

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A New-Kingdom glazed steatite scarab. Maat.

Anthea Fine Arts

Date 1525-1200 BCE

Epoque New-Kingdom, Dynasty 18th-19th

Origine London, consignment

Medium glazed steatite

Dimension 1.6 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm (0⁵/₈ x 0³/₈ x 0¹/₄ inches)

This steatite scarab with stylized details on the back, and a flat base on the reverse with a vertical design— the 'Maat' and the signs ꜥnḫ and tj. Underneath, the sign kꜣ framed by nfr signs.
The piece is carefully made. Pierced lenghtwise.

This scarab was a supportive amulet and should secure life and justice. The piece could serve in this world and in the Afterlife; with the presence of Maat, it should assure the support of the goddess. It would have originally been mounted or threaded. Scarabs bearing wishes and blessings related to divinities whose protection individuals wished to summon are particular popular during the (late) New-Kingdom and the Third Intermediate Period (ca. 1295-664 B.C.).The scarab should secure the individual existence (wish formula: "who may live").

Date: 1525-1200 BCE

Epoque: New-Kingdom, Dynasty 18th-19th

Origine: London, consignment

Medium: glazed steatite

Dimension: 1.6 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm (0⁵/₈ x 0³/₈ x 0¹/₄ inches)

Provenance: Old private collection of a Lady, collected between 1960s-1980s

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