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381, Lot: 603. Estimate $200.
Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Late Period. 26th Dynasty. Psamtik I (664-610 BC). Green glazed steatite scarab with areas of reddish-brown (20x14mm). Cross pattern engraved on back. Face inscribed “Lord Psamtik.” Psamtik was the first pharaoh of the Saite (26th) Dynasty, the last native dynasty before Egypt was conquered by the Persians. With collector’s tag. A few chips and cracks. Pierced. Petrie, Names pl. LV.


From the Carl Devries Collection, purchased from Sayyed Molattam, 25 December 1969.