287, Lot: 809. Estimate $300. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

2nd Intermediate Period. Circa 1650-1550 BC. Steatite scarab (16x11mm). Base engraved with the goddess Hathor facing, with a sort of lotus pattern behind. Intact, once glazed, pierced for mounting.

From the Dr. John N. Winnie Collection. Purchased from Arte Primitivo on 20 July 1997.