EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARAB WITH STRIDING LION WITH FLORAL MOTIF. Second Intermediate Period, Ca. 1650 - 1550 BC. A steatite scarab with an incised clypeus, notched legs, and a frilled border around the perimeter. The underside is engraved with a lion striding to the right. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. Size: 21mm x 15mm; Weight: 3.5g Provenance: Property of a London gallery; formerly with a Mayfair Art dealer S.A.; Ex. 1990s London collections, suggested to be studied by professor Lambert in the early 90s. Previously in an old British collection formed since the 1960s.