287, Lot: 878. Estimate $300. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

New Kingdom. 1550-1075 BC. Steatite scarab (14x10mm). One side engraved with the name of Tuthmosis III within cartouche, the other depicting the head of a antelop and a camel (or leopard according to Matouk). Cf. Matouk II 880. In good overall condition, once glazed, pierced for mounting. Rare and interesting.

From the Dr. John N. Winnie Collection. Purchased from Fragments of Time on 11 April 2000.