A steatite scarab with plain wing case; pierced for suspension. The underside is carved with a seated lion, an object to his front which may be an indication of another uraeus, and a uraeus over his back.
Supplied with hard wax impression of the design.
 
Egyptian Hyksos Period: Circa 1650-1550 BC.
 
Condition: Very Fine.
Length 16.8 mms (0.7 ins).
 
Provenance: From the Gustave Mustaki collection, a collector of antiquities who amassed large collection in Alexandria (Egypt) in the early 20th century and his collection came to the UK under Egyptian licence in 1947.
 
Compare with item 64: Raphael Giveon: Egyptian Scarabs From Western Asia From The Collections of The British Museum.
 
Similar scarabs have been found at Jericho.
 
See our blog post on scarabs