393, Lot: 784. Estimate $200. Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Steatite plaque with blue-green glaze. Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. Thutmose III (circa 1479-1425 BC). On one face, a central cartouche of Thutmose III flanked by two feathers of ma’at (“truth”). On the opposite, Horus standing right, holding staff in extended right hand; three ankhs (“life”) surrounding (19x15mm). Some chips around edge. Damage on lower portion of second face. Pierced.

From the Herbert B. Stearns Collection.