COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARABS New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A collection of six steatite scarabs, each carved with detailed anatomical features on the dorsal side and inscribed with geometric designs or hieroglyphs on the flat base. For similar see: Hall H. R., Catalogue of Egyptian Scarabs, etc. in the British Museum, Cat. 2395, 2161, 2162. Size: 14.8-15.9mm x 10.1-12.2mm; Weight: 9.3g Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.