Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARAB WITH 12

EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARAB WITH 12 CONCENTRIC CIRCLES - Second IntermediatePeriod / Hyksos period, Ca. 1700 - 1550 BCAn Egyptian Second IntermediatePeriod / Hyksos period hand-carved steatite scarab. It has a single border line and depicts 12 concentric circles, partly intertwined by connecting lines. Its backdepicts the natural back of a scarab beetle. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 22.1.367. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.Size: 18mm x 12mm; Weight: 1.9gProvenance: Private collection, London, UK. ex. F. Piket 1980s, Netherlands.