Rare Depiction of a Horse

287, Lot: 919. Estimate $400. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

New Kingdom. 1550-1075 BC. Steatite scarab (15x10mm). Base engraved with a horse walking right; protection signs above. Cf. Matouk II, 423ff. Slight chip, otherwise intact, once glazed, pierced for mounting. Rare depiction of a horse.

From the Dr. John N. Winnie Collection. Purchased from Fragments of Time on 4 March 2000.