CNG 91, Lot: 1734. Estimate $500. Sold for $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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New Kingdom. Circa 1550-1075 BC. Steatite scarab (17x13mm). Base engraved with two monkeys adoring an obelisk, signs for “Amun is my Guide and my Prince” below. Cf. Matouk II, 777; Jaeger, fig. 6. Small chip on mount area, otherwise intact, once glazed, pierced for mounting.
From the Dr. John N. Winnie Collection, purchased from Ancient World Arts on 2/28/93.