Attractive Plaque

393, Lot: 786. Estimate $300. Sold for $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Blue-green glazed steatite plaque. Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. Amenhotep III (circa 1386-1353 BC). On one face, a bust of a falcon wearing crown. On the opposite, several readings of Amun Ra in a cryptic presentation and the cartouche of Amenhotep III (12x9mm). Hairline crack, but intact and with a fine glaze. Pierced.

From the Carl Devries Collection.

We have here a variation of “Ra Men Kheper,” employing the hieroglyph for the sun in place of the normal scarab (kheper).