Egyptian steatite scaraboid

E32

Egyptian steatite scaraboid

£90

A carved steatite bird-shaped scaraboid decorated on the base with a Hathor head between two cobras.

Egypt, New Kingdom, late 2nd Millennium BC

Sides chipped, bird's head lost from top.

Size: 1.3 x 1 cms

Ex. Private collection, UK; acquired in the early 20th Century. Thence acquired in Christies London in 2005 by Dr. Pietro Villari, Sicily, Italy. Dr. Villari co-founded The International Centre of High Education and Research in Archaeology (Venice); and in 1996 he also founded The Archaeological Centre (The Netherlands).

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