Description:

Egypt, Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom period, 12th to 18th Dynasty, ca. 1991 to 1292 BCE. Two carved steatite scaraboids, one blue-green and the other dark-gray, both covered with a reflective glazed coating. First is a blue-green scaraboid with a domed topside, the underside exhibiting a series of hieroglyphs including a feather of Maat, representative of truth. The second scaraboid, dark-gray in color, has details on both faces with two incised parallel lines along the lateral edges. The topside depicts a bird and curled lizard with a bowl in-between, and the bottom shows a lotus with a double cross design. Both amulets are laterally perforated for suspension, and each was designed to be worn by those in the realm of the living rather than that of the afterlife. Size of largest (both fairly similar in size): 0.5" L (1.3 cm).

Provenance: ex Hank Johnson collection, Denver, Colorado, USA; ex HD-Enterprise, Denver, Colorado, USA, acquired from the estate of Philip Mitry, Cairo, Egypt, collected in the 1950s

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  • Condition: Both items have age-commensurate surface wear, light fading to pigmentation, and small chips around peripheries. Otherwise intact and very good.

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