371, Lot: 1043. Estimate $500. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

3rd Intermediate Period. 1069-664 BC. Lot of twelve small blue-green glazed scarabs. Scarabs ranging in length from 6-9mm, featuring simple, protective inscriptions (e.g., “truth,” “beauty,” “long life”). Good detail and with well-preserved glaze. All pierced. Strung together with collector’s tag.

From the Carl Devries Collection, purchased 17 December 1969.