Scarabs page 2 [ with thumbnail images ]
| Scarab, Steatite,
Upper Egypt, 19th - 21st dynasty, ca. 1293 - 945 BC, length: 23.0 mm width: 16.5 mm Falcon-headed figure with outstretched wing, with sun disk above and Uraeus to the right. This larger piece with the anthropomorphic figure is slimmer than most but has excellent detail. The decoration may be a cryptographic writing of Amun-Re (Uraeus = irt, Montu = Mntw, sun disk = Ra). See Teeter's Medinet Habu #89 for similar. ex. Part of a hoard unearthed in Palestine and southern Israel, legally exported through Jerusalem. |
$285.00 |
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Scaraboid, Steatite,
Canaanite,
18th - 19th dynasty, length: 21.5 mm width: 11.5 mm Man (king?) standing before falcon-headed solar deity who holds a scepter in his left hand and has the sun's disk on his head. Below all is "nb" neb. The obverse of this piece is carved in the form of a goat. Exciting piece in excellent condition. The specimen is longitudinally pierced-through for attachment to amulet jewelry or mummy wrappings. ex. Part of a hoard unearthed in Palestine and southern Israel, legally exported through Jerusalem. |
$295.00 |
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Scaraboid, Marble,
Archaic,
4th - 2nd century BC, Syria length: 18.5 mm width: 15.5 mm
Providence: Part of a old collection in Beirut, collected in the 1950s. |
$245.00 |
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Scarab, Steatite,
Canaanite,
18th - 19th dynasty, length: 19.5 mm width: 14.5 mm Two uraei vis a vis. In between, w’h w’h (w’ah w’ah) “endurance doubled.” Above, nb (neb) “lady/woman.” Below, winged spirit bird separating scarab into two parts. Below, magic door. Inside the doorway; k’ n nb (ka na neb) “Spirit of the lady.” On l. and r. flanking, nh’ (ankh) inverted “life.” Petrie type J, not noted example. ex. Part of a hoard unearthed in Palestine and southern Israel, legally exported through Jerusalem. |
$345.00 |
| Scarab, Steatite,
Lower Egypt/ Canaanite, Hyksos period, length: 23.0 mm width: 16.7 mm Kneeling woman right, holding branch; below 'nfr' signifying beauty, all surrounded by single line. Beautiful larger piece with excellent detail. See Rowe 281 for similar. ex. Part of a hoard unearthed in Palestine and southern Israel, legally exported through Jerusalem. |
$285.00 |
| Scarab, Steatite,
Lower Egyptian/Canaanite,
18th - 19th dynasty, length: 19.0 mm width: 14.0 mm This important piece features two opposing falcons with solar disks above and seated god Re in between with "nb" (lord) above and below. This is a very powerful protective statement. ex. Part of a hoard unearthed in Palestine and southern Israel, legally exported through Jerusalem. |
$275.00 |
| Scarab, Steatite,
Canaanite,
18th - 19th dynasty, length: 13.40 mm width: 9.42 mm “(k’ wr) ka wer - grand king.” Petrie type H, pl. LXIII, 80. ex. Part of a hoard unearthed in Palestine and southern Israel, legally exported through Jerusalem. |
$275.00 |
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Scarab, Steatite, Lower Egypt/Canaanite, 18th - 19th dynasty length: 18.9 mm width: 13.0 mm Beautifully carved back and lots of magic in this piece. Two "nfr" (nefer - beauty), two "M;'t" (Maāt - truth), two "šn" (beginning of the word surround), two Crowns of Lower Egypt, a "nb" (neb - lord), two "dw" or two hills, and a "Nbw" (Nebew - gold). The blessing would appear to be: "Lord of the Golden Twin Hills, surrounded by Truth, The Beautiful King of Lower Egypt". ex. Part of a hoard unearthed in Palestine and southern Israel, legally exported through Jerusalem. |
$345.00 |
