Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN STONE HEART SCARAB

EGYPTIAN STONE HEART SCARAB - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A stone heart scarab with a rounded, domed back and a smooth, flat underside. The carapace is divided by a central ridge, extending down from the prothorax. The head is set forward, with pronounced clypeal lobes. The legs curve inward along the edges, with the forelegs reaching towards the head and the hind legs extending along the lower body. The underside is undecorated. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 10.130.910-.1650-15.43.136-27.3.2 - related The Masters of Stones, n. 1, p. 13.Size: 75mm x 50mm; Weight: 110gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.