Object Description
An Egyptian scaraboid amulet, made from a mottled green and white hardstone, possibly serpentine. It features an oval shape, left plain to the obverse with no markings that usually distinguish the scarab. To the reverse there is an incised hunting scene, with a large lion leaping to strike an antelope. The composition encompasses the whole of the surface and is surrounded by a thin incised frame. The style of the hieroglyphs is similar to scarabs from the Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period. Scarab is pierced longitudinally for suspension.
Date: Circa 2055 – 1550 BC
Period: Middle Kingdom – Second Intermediate Period