CNG 93, Lot: 1998. Estimate $150. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

2nd Intermediate Period. Circa 1650-1550 BC. Steatite scarab (19x13mm). Base engraved with ankh (“life”) within a cartouche flanked by symmetric sedges (“king”), a scarab flanked by ankhs and a neb basket. Intact, once glazed, pierced for mounting.

From the David Hendin Collection.