Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II

Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II

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Property from the Collection of Peter Sharrer

An Egyptian Turquoise-glazed Steatite Scarab, 18th Dynasty, period of Queen Hatshepsut, 1479-1458 B.C.

Lot Closed

December 7, 10:46 AM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Collection of Peter Sharrer

An Egyptian Turquoise-glazed Steatite Scarab

18th Dynasty, period of Queen Hatshepsut, 1479-1458 B.C.


the underside carved in sunk relief with the prenomen of the queen flanked by pendent uraei, a winged sun-disk with pendent uraei above.

Length 1.4 cm.

Bedelle, Inc., Boston, 1967
private collection, New England, 1967 (Christie’s, New York, December 11th, 2014, no. 231, illus., set in a modern gold ring)
acquired by the present owner at the above sale
“Yes, wonderful things”. Egyptian Art from 3000-100 B.C., Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch, in collaboration with Claire Brown Art, London, 2022, cat. no. 23, illus.