COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN STONE SCARABS

Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A group of three scarabs crafted from different materials, including black stone, grey-speckled stone, and vibrant blue. Each is oval, with varying degrees of incised detailing. Two have plain undersides, while one is engraved. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 07.228.171; The British Museum, Miscellaneous number: AN1896-1908-EA.926. Size: 12-19mm x 10-14mm; Weight: 7g Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. European collection formed since the 1970s.