Bidspirit auction | PAIR OF EGYPTIAN STEATITE AND

PAIR OF EGYPTIAN STEATITE AND GLAZED STEATITE SCARABS WITH HIEROGLYPHS IN GOLD PENDANTS - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A pair of scarabs, including, from left to right: a steatite scarab with a plain carved back and an underside engraved with a falcon flanked by hieroglyphs; and a blue-glazed steatite scarab with a carved head, prothorax and wing cases, its underside engraved with a seated goddess within a linear border. Each is pierced longitudinally and mounted on a possibly later gold swivel frame with a suspension loop. For similar see: The Walter Arts Museum ACCESSION NUMBER 42.57 Size: 15-17mm x 12-14mm; Weight: 3.2g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier held in an old family collection formed over the period 1960s–2000. This piece is accompanied by a report from Lisa Sartini, Egyptologist PHD of Chimera Heritage Consultants.