Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN SCARABS

COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN SCARABS - Ca. 2055 - 30 BC.A collection of four scarabs 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 shows hieroglyphic inscriptions and symbolic scenes.Size: 8-16mm x 5-12mm; Weight: 5g.Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.