CNG 93, Lot: 2051. Estimate $250. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

New Kingdom. Circa 1550-1075 BC. Steatite scarab (17x13mm). Back carved with a smaller scarab on top of a larger one. Base engraved with roughly carved protection signs. For a similar back, cf. NFA 205-7; Matouk 1265-7. Intact, once glazed, pierced for mounting.

From the David Hendin Collection.