COLLECTION OF STEATITE SCARAB Ca. 2055 - 1790 BC A collection of scarabs made of steatite, each with a drilled hole. The first scarab in gold frame dates to the Second Intermediate Period (Ca. 1650 - 1550 BC) and features pseudo-hieroglyphs. The second scarab is from the Late Middle Kingdom (ca. 2055 - 1790 BC) and displays a central symbol; the third scarab dates to the Second Intermediate Period (ca. 1650 - 1550 BC) and features pseudo-hieroglyphs Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Size: 7-15mm x 6-9mm; Weight: 2g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.