Steatite scaraboid with tilapia and lions. Lower Egypt. New Kingdoms Period. 1550-1050 BC.

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Lot: 922. Estimated: $ 100

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Sold For $ 140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Steatite scaraboid with tilapia and lions. Lower Egypt. New Kingdoms Period. 1550-1050 BC. (18 mm) A scaraboid with a central bidirectional piercing for suspension. The back is engraved with a Tilapia, well defined, swimming to the right. On the face, two lions face right advancing on what seems to be a border. Loss in lower right obscures some of the design.

Sold for the Benefit of the American Numismatic Society.


Closing Date and Time: 15 June 2023 at 13:42:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.