Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Pseudo Cartouche

Object Description

A steatite Egyptian scarab beetle amulet with incised features such as clypeus, prothorax and elytra marked by single lines. The reverse is detailed with a large reclining animal to the right side, possibly an ichneumon (known as a mongoose) and a pseudo cartouche to the left side. Both signs sit above a ‘neb’ basket sign. The amulet is pierced longitudinally for suspension.

Date: Circa 1700–1500 BC
Period: Second Intermediate Period, Hyksos Period.

Object History

From the Gustave Mustaki collection, a collector of antiquities who amassed a large collection in Alexandria (Egypt).

Object Condition

Fine, clear precise hieroglyphs. Hairline crack to top of the amulet.

Object Details