287, Lot: 831. Estimate $250. Sold for $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Second Intermediate Period. Circa 1650-1550. Steatite scarab (17x12mm). Base engraved with signs of stability and beauty surrounded by a scroll frame ending with lotus buds. Slightly worn, once glazed, pierced for mounting.

From the Dr. John N. Winnie Collection. Purchased from Arte Primitivo on 5 February 2002.