EGYPTIAN CARNELIAN SCARAB Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332. A carnelian scarab with a domed back, defined clypeus, and elytra marked by shallow incisions. The head is carved with prominent eyes and a curved arch. The underside is hollowed with a central suspension loop. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, f. 59. Size: 29.9mm x 21mm; Weight: 8.37g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.