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584 - EGYPTIAN (or later) STEATITE SCARAB WITH CARTOUCHE OF THUTMO…

Estimate £300 - £600

Description

EGYPTIAN (or later) STEATITE SCARAB WITH CARTOUCHE OF THUTMOSE III IN SILVER SWIVEL RING. New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC (or later). A steatite scarab with a domed back, a single line marking the suture and pronotum, and v-marks at the upper outer edges of the elytra. The legs are incised and naturalistic, with striated detail on the upper part. The flat base is engraved with the prenomen of Thutmose III, Men-kheper-ra, in a cartouche, flanked by a standing royal figure holding a crook. The whole is enclosed within a single incised line. Set in a possibly later silver swivel ring with a plain hoop and a securing pin. 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 British Museum, Museum number EA52605. Size: D:21.69mm / US: 12 3/8 / UK: Y 1/2; Weight: 8g Provenance: From a private UK collection; London art market acquisition; earlier in an Oxford private collection dating to the 1990s.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

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

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