Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Property from the Collection of Peter Sharrer
An Egyptian Turquoise-glazed Steatite Scarab, 18th Dynasty, period of Queen Hatshepsut, 1479-1458 B.C.
Lot Closed
December 7, 10:46 AM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of Peter Sharrer
An Egyptian Turquoise-glazed Steatite Scarab
18th Dynasty, period of Queen Hatshepsut, 1479-1458 B.C.
the underside carved in sunk relief with the prenomen of the queen flanked by pendent uraei, a winged sun-disk with pendent uraei above.
Length 1.4 cm.
Bedelle, Inc., Boston, 1967
private collection, New England, 1967 (Christie’s, New York, December 11th, 2014, no. 231, illus., set in a modern gold ring)
acquired by the present owner at the above sale
private collection, New England, 1967 (Christie’s, New York, December 11th, 2014, no. 231, illus., set in a modern gold ring)
acquired by the present owner at the above sale
“Yes, wonderful things”. Egyptian Art from 3000-100 B.C., Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch, in collaboration with Claire Brown Art, London, 2022, cat. no. 23, illus.