Egyptian Faience Round Scaraboid

£ 120.00

A round scaraboid made of faience and with a plain, highly convex back. The underside shows a cross-form pattern, with mirror image scrolls emerging from a central boss. Scarabs were produced in vast numbers for many centuries, and many thousands have survived. They were generally intended to be worn or carried by the living.

Date: Circa 1650-1550 BC
Period: 2nd Intermediate Period
Provenance: From the Gustave Mustaki collection, a collector of antiquities who amassed large collection in Alexandria (Egypt).
Condition: Very good, some damage due to age.

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Gustave Mustaki was an avid collector in the early 20th century, and his collection came to the UK under Egyptian licence in 1947. Many of his pieces are in major museums worldwide, including the British Museum, the Getty Museum, and the Egyptian State Museum. We have purchased over 1700 scarabs from this collection.

To find out more about Ancient Egyptian amulets please see our relevant blog post: Egyptian Amulets and their Meanings.

Weight 0.5 g
Dimensions L 1.4 x H 0.7 cm
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