Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF STONE AND FAIENCE

COLLECTION OF STONE AND FAIENCE AMULETS - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC.A collection of four scarabs, three with ovoid body, carved from steatite and green stone and presenting pleasingly smooth surfaces. The topside of the insectile amulet features a folded wing carapace with incised striations, delineated legs with frilled tips, a semicircular head, and a serrated frontal clypeus. While the underside displays symbolic scenes. The first scarab has an elongated body, pierced lengthwise; unadorned.Size: 10-16mm x 45572mm; Weight: 4g.Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.