Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN STONE SCARAB - TURTLE

EGYPTIAN STONE SCARAB - TURTLE - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A stone amulet in the form of a hybrid scarab-turtle, with a small head and detailed carapace composed of irregular hexagonal and pentagonal segments arranged in a structured pattern. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.For similar see: Fisher H.G., Ancient Egyptian representation of Turtles, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1968, p. 2, p. 26, n. 42.Size: 15mm x 10mm; Weight: 2gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.