Ancient Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Dedicatory Hieroglyphic Inscription

A fine Egyptian steatite scarab with a detailed obverse and hieroglyphic inscription on the base. The anatomical details of the scarab have been carefully rendered through fine incisions, depicting a detailed clypeus and head, as well as the prothorax and elytra. Diagonal grooves to the sides portray the legs, and the enlarged base is adorned with short feathered incisions to add texture, a style typical of this period. The flat reverse depicts a central falcon with the signs ‘ntr nfr’ to the right, together it translates as ‘good god’. To the left, there is a uraeus, above a neb sign and two horizontal strokes (nb tꜣwj), together translates as ‘Lord of the Two Lands’. The scarab has been pierced longitudinally for suspension. There is a minor chip to the edge of the reverse along with a hairline crack. Earthy encrustations feature to the surface.