703 - Egyptian Mixed Scarab and Scaraboid Collection. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Comprising (from left to right, top to bottom): 1) a scarab with an oval border containing a goose, nefer(?), and a reed leaf; 2) a scarab with an oval border featuring a triple lotus flower motif at the top and bottom, with a middle row of floral bundles; 3) a scaraboid with a long oval border containing a cross pattern incorporating scrolls, coiled cords, and floral elements; 4) a scarab with an oval border featuring a hes-jar flanked by two cobras; 5) a scarab with a standing male figure holding a sceptre/mace and a flail, flanked by two highly stylised rearing cobras; 6) a plain scarab; 7) and a scarab with an oval border containing the name Amun-Re, a neb symbol, and a lotus flower. Cf. 1) Matouk, F.S., Corpus du scarab e gyptien. Vol. 2: Analyse th matique, Beirut, 1976, p. 393, nos. 1029-1032, for examples of scarab motifs incorporating a goose, reed leaf, and other symbols; 2) Ben-Tor, D., Scarabs, Chronology, and Interconnections: Egypt and Palestine in the Second Intermediate Period, Fribourg/G ttingen, 2007, pl. 32, no.2, for a similar example, but with two central rows of floral bundles; 3) Ben-Tor, D., Scarabs, Chronology, and Interconnections: Egypt and Palestine in the Second Intermediate Period, Fribourg/G ttingen, 2007, pl. 68, no. 10, for a comparable design of a Caananite scarab; 4) Matouk, F.S., Corpus du scarab e gyptien. Vol. 2: Analyse th matique, Beirut, 1976, p. 395, no.1152, for a scarab with a horizontal arrangement of the same motif; 5) Matouk, F.S., Corpus du scarab e gyptien. Vol. 2: Analyse th matique, Beirut, 1976, p. 402, no. 1662, for a similarly-themed scarab; 7) Ben-Tor, D., The Scarab: A Reflection of Ancient Egypt, Tel Aviv, 1993, p.73, no.1, for similar. 13 grams total, 11-23 mm (1/2 - 7/8 in.). [7]

Egyptian Mixed Scarab and Scaraboid Collection. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Comprising (from left to right, top to bottom): 1) a scarab with an oval border containing a goose, nefer(?), and a reed leaf; 2) a scarab with an oval border featuring a triple lotus flower motif at the top and bottom, with a middle row of floral bundles; 3) a scaraboid with a long oval border containing a cross pattern incorporating scrolls, coiled cords, and floral elements; 4) a scarab with an oval border featuring a hes-jar flanked by two cobras; 5) a scarab with a standing male figure holding a sceptre/mace and a flail, flanked by two highly stylised rearing cobras; 6) a plain scarab; 7) and a scarab with an oval border containing the name Amun-Re, a neb symbol, and a lotus flower. Cf. 1) Matouk, F.S., Corpus du scarab e gyptien. Vol. 2: Analyse th matique, Beirut, 1976, p. 393, nos. 1029-1032, for examples of scarab motifs incorporating a goose, reed leaf, and other symbols; 2) Ben-Tor, D., Scarabs, Chronology, and Interconnections: Egypt and Palestine in the Second Intermediate Period, Fribourg/G ttingen, 2007, pl. 32, no.2, for a similar example, but with two central rows of floral bundles; 3) Ben-Tor, D., Scarabs, Chronology, and Interconnections: Egypt and Palestine in the Second Intermediate Period, Fribourg/G ttingen, 2007, pl. 68, no. 10, for a comparable design of a Caananite scarab; 4) Matouk, F.S., Corpus du scarab e gyptien. Vol. 2: Analyse th matique, Beirut, 1976, p. 395, no.1152, for a scarab with a horizontal arrangement of the same motif; 5) Matouk, F.S., Corpus du scarab e gyptien. Vol. 2: Analyse th matique, Beirut, 1976, p. 402, no. 1662, for a similarly-themed scarab; 7) Ben-Tor, D., The Scarab: A Reflection of Ancient Egypt, Tel Aviv, 1993, p.73, no.1, for similar. 13 grams total, 11-23 mm (1/2 - 7/8 in.). [7] From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.