EGYPTIAN QUARTZ SCARAB IN GOLD FRAME Middle Kingdom, ca. 2055 - 1790 BC A scarab with an ovoid body, carved from quartz and presenting pleasingly smooth surfaces. The topside of the insectile amulet features a folded wing carapace with incised striations, delineated legs with frilled tips, a semicircular head, and a serrated frontal clypeus. While the underside displays a polished surface. The scarab is secured in a later gold frame with a suspension hoop connected to a gold ring. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 40; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 22.1.272. Size: 23mm x 15mm; Weight: 7g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.