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579 - EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARAB WITH CARTOUCHE OF THUTMOSE III IN S…

Estimate £300 - £600

Description

EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARAB WITH CARTOUCHE OF THUTMOSE III IN SILVER SWIVEL RING. New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A steatite scarab with a domed back featuring a triple-lined suture and double lines between the pronotum and elytra. The flat base is engraved with the prenomen of Thutmose III, Men-kheper-ra, in a cartouche, flanked by a possibly cryptographic hieroglyphic composition including the names of the sun god Amun-Ra and Horus. The whole is enclosed within a single incised line. Set in a possibly later silver swivel ring with a plain hoop. Royal names, or epithets referring to the king, were believed to possess strong protective power, much like the names and images of the gods. For similar see: The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, M.86.313.26. Size: D:21.79mm / US: 12 1/2 / UK: Z; Weight: 6.5g Provenance: From a private UK collection; London art market acquisition; earlier in an Oxford private collection dating to the 1990s.

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Auction time 06/20/2026 at 2:00 PM

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