Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 2744. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 June 2006.  Sold For $250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

[Egyptian artifacts] EGYPT. Steatite cowroid scarab. New Kingdom. Circa 16th-11th century BC. Length 17mm. Carved steatite scarab, the base with an engraved tilapia (Nile perch) fish. Holed for wearing. Cf. Petrie Buttons, 926. Choice condition, original dark green faience glaze.

From the Dr. Robert B. Beckett Collection.