EGYPTIAN HAEMATITE SCARAB Late Middle Kingdom to Second Intermediate Period Ca. 1750 - 1550 BC A scarab made of haematite featuring a scroll border and the hieroglyphs “Neb-kheper-Re” on its base, which may refer to the prenomen of an attested Hyksos ruler or a defective rendering of Nub-kheper-Re Intef, a ruler of the 17th Dynasty. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. Size: 27mm x 18mm; Weight: 12g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.