Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Gazelle
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Gazelle
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Gazelle
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Gazelle
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Gazelle
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Gazelle
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Gazelle
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Gazelle
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Gazelle
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Gazelle
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Gazelle
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Gazelle
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Gazelle
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Gazelle Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Gazelle Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Gazelle Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Gazelle Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Gazelle Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Gazelle

Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Gazelle

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Second Intermediate Period, circa 1650–1550 B.C.

Carved from pale grey-buff steatite in the classic beetle form with a naturalistically modeled head, clypeus, and divided elytra along the back, the underside engraved with a striding gazelle rendered in confident incised line, its slender legs, arched neck, and swept horns filling the oval field. A longitudinal suspension channel pierces the body from end to end, and a small residue of green-corroded iron or bronze remains lodged within the perforation, evidence of an ancient or old-collection metal pin or mount once fitted through the scarab. The steatite retains its warm ochre-buff surface with light mineral encrustation and scattered dark deposits consistent with burial, and the carving is crisp and unworn, with a small area of green corrosion product adhering externally near the perforation but no chips or losses to the beetle form itself. Measuring 18 x 12 mm, the scarab compares closely with the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Scarab with Horned Animal and Uraei (acc. 22.1.329), a steatite example of the same Second Intermediate Period date bearing a nearly identical antelope-or-gazelle motif, and with related Hyksos-period animal-motif scarabs recovered from the Memphite region.. Compare, Petrie’s Historical Scarabs for the type. Provenance: Ex Satna fe NM collector, Acquired in The USA Market.

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