Bidspirit auction | PAIR OF EGYPTIAN AGATE SCARABS

PAIR OF EGYPTIAN AGATE SCARABS - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC. A pair of agate scarabs, one in deep dark tones and the other exhibiting a banded variation. Each has a rounded, domed back with detailed linear incisions marking the clypeus and elytra. The underside of one of the scarabs is plain, while the other is engraved with a double image of the ankh flanked by birds.For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 2770, Ancient Jewelry, Lot 346; Christie's, Live Auction 7070, Antiquities, Lot 90. Size: 16.6-17mm x 10.5-10.8mm; Weight: 2.38gProvenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s; previously in 1970s UK collection.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.