287, Lot: 918. Estimate $200. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

New Kingdom. 1550-1075 BC. Steatite scarab (19x11mm). Base engraved with an Egyptian mongoose (Ichneumon), a solar disc, and a >i>nfr sign. Cf. Matouk II, 846. Small chip at base, once glazed, pierced for mounting.

From the Dr. John N. Winnie Collection. Purchased from Harlan J. Berk on 23 October 2000.