COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARABS Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom, Ca. 2055 - 1550 BC. A strand of twenty-two steatite scarabs, each pierced longitudinally and engraved on the flat underside with hieroglyphic inscriptions, geometric patterns, or stylised motifs. The backs are modelled in typical scarab form with detailed notching to indicate the clypeus, prothorax, and elytra. The scarabs are interspersed with small double blue disc beads. A single carnelian scaraboid bead, left unengraved and highly polished, is strung at the end. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Size: 249mm x 18.2mm; Weight: 46.6g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.