287, Lot: 889. Estimate $400. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

New Kingdom (or perhaps later). 1550-1075 BC. Green glazed steatite scarab (19x15mm). Pharaoh standing beside a crude cartouche (perhaps of Shabaka of 25th Dynasty) and a bee, symbolizing the King of Lower Egypt. Overall excellent condition.

From the Dr. John N. Winnie Collection. Purchased from Royal Athena Galleries on 5 November 1999; Jonathan P. Rosen Collection.