Ancient Egyptian Scarabs

The scarab beetle was revered by the ancient Egyptians for its seemingly regenerative powers... and became the icon of Egyptian understanding of death and rebirth. Scarab amulets such as these were buried with the dead to ensure safe passage into the next life.

Egypt's New Kingdom (1539--1070 BC), especially the 18th Dynasty (1504--1450 BC), saw some of Egypt's most famous Pharaohs... Hapshepsut, Thutmosis III, Amenhotep III, Akhenaten and Tutankhamun (King Tut). Scarabs of the time were designed with heiroglyphic cartouches and symbology of the Pharaoh's various names, praises and well-wishes, as well as animal and god motifs. Earlier scarabs from Egypt's 2nd Intermediate Period, Hyksos Period, and contemporary Phoenician sources (1750-1570 BC) often depict heiroglyphic praises to the Pharaoh, and ornate carved linear motifs.
2nd Intermediate period, 1750-1570 BC. Nice steatite scarab with 4 cobras, the body nicely modeled with dark stripe down the center. On the base, four erect cobras (uraei) flank a lotus flower, each with nice hatched detail. Intact. 20mm. #0611080: $299
New Kingdom Egypt, 1570-1075 BC. Classic "Egyptian Blue" scarab with crisply molded hieroglyphic characters. Ex Canadian private collection. 12 mm. Quite nice! #0611090-3: $299 SOLD
Middle Kingdom Egypt. 14th Dynasty (1786-1603 BC) steatite scarab. Engraved with stylized bundle of lotus flowers. Lovely! 17 mm. Ex-Harmer Rooke Galleries, NY. #90944: $225
New Kingdom, 1570-1075 BC. Nicely incised steatite scarab. On base, 'beloved of Amen-Re' with papyrus stalk. Intact, traces of green glaze. 18 x 13mm. Ex Los Angeles coll. #1011169: $325
Ramesside period. Steatite scarab with amuletic cartouche of Thutmose III, c. 1292-1075 BC. Nicely-cut body and legs. On base, the cartouche of Thutmose III sits before the goddess Ma'at with an ankh on her knee, 'beloved of Amen-Re’ behind. 17 x 13mm. Ex Thomas Collingwood collection, Philadelphia, acquired before 1970. #1011167: $325
Nice 2nd Intermediate steatite cowroid with kneeling goddess, c. 1750 - 1570 BC. Carved with large collars around the suspension holes imitating a metal mount, the base with central kneeling goddess holding a staff, nefer & uraeus. 20mm. Ex Royal Athena Gallery, New York. #0611077: $325
2nd Intermediate period, 1750-1570 BC. Nice steatite scarab. Engraved with an attractive "cord" design. 16mm. Intact! #0611082-2: $225

2nd Intermediate period, 1750-1570 BC. Nice steatite scarab. Engraved with a nicely rendered uraeus (cobra) and a "Ua" symbol. 15mm. Intact! #0611082-1: $299

New Kingdom Egypt, 1570-1070 BC. Steatite scaraboid, holed through, with scroll design on base. 12 x 9mm. Ex Henk Huffener collection, 19th Century, England. #0411068-1x2: $250
2nd Intermediate Period, 1786-1567 BC. Black steatite scarab. Bears heiroglyphs of entwined lotus flowers. Well-worn with use in antiquity! Large 19 mm. #12955: $235 SOLD
2nd Intermediate Period, 1786-1567 BC. Large steatite scarab. Falcon flanked by two uraeii (cobras). 13 mm. #458: $175
2nd Intermediate Period, 1786-1567 BC. Steatite scarab. Deep-cut heiroglyphs on base. 13 mm. #6569: $135
New Kingdom Egypt, 1570-1070 BC. Small white steatite scarab depicting a kneeling individual with arm upraised in praise. only 10mm long! Ex Henk Huffener collection, 19th Century, England. #0411065-3: $175
New Kingdom, 1570 - 1070 BC. Nice steatite scarab. 2 uraeii (cobras) flanking a falcon over a crocodile. Nice! Ex-Harmer Rooke Galleries, NY. #90945: $275

A Small Collection of Scarabs from the Philip Mitry Collection, acquired in Cairo in the 1920's
New Kingdom, c. 1570-1075 BC. Nice steatite scarab, the body and legs well cut. On base, a ‘kheper’ between feathers of the goddess "Ma'at" Intact. 15.5x11mm. Light reglazing. Very nice detail. Ex Mitry collection, no. 1230. #861307: $325

2nd Intermediate period, c. 1750-1570 BC. Steatite scarab with a pair of gods. With wide body with well-formed head and grooved around the edges. On base, a pair of gods flank a papyrus stalk. Intact, reglazed. 17x12mm. Ex Mitry collection, no. 3188. #861314: $375
2nd Intermediate period, c. 1750-1570 BC. Very nice scarab, the body and head rather stylized with grooved sides, the notches indicating the feathering on the legs. On base, a series of symmetrically place concentric circles. Intact, reglazed. 16.5x11.5mm. Ex Mitry collection. #861311: $275
New Kingdom, c. 1570-1075 BC. Blue faience scarab with reclining Anubis. The body and legs nicely modeled. On the base Anubis in his pose as the guardian of the necropolis wears double feathered crown, hieroglyphic characters above and before. Minor chip and some cracking. Reglazed. 17x13mm. Ex Mitry collection, no. 3195. #861309: $325
2nd Intermediate period, c. 1750-1570 BC. Great steatite scarab, with simplistic body and parallel grooves indicating legs. On base, the 'en-re' formula with vertical register between red crowns of the delta. Intact, reglazed. 14.5x10mm. Ex Mitry collection, no. 2881. #861308: $299

New Kingdom, Ramesside Period, c. 1292-1075 BC. Steatite scarab with seated pharaoh. Reglazed blue, wide bodied with well-cut legs. On base, pharaoh seated with a small figure before. Some chipping. 17x14mm. Ex Mitry collection, no. 3340. #861310: $275


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2nd Intermediate period, 1750-1570 BC. Very nice and large steatite scarab. Carved with a standing priest with pointed kilt and two uraei (cobras) before him, 21mm. Great detail! Ex-Ventura County CA collection. #0611081-1: $299 SOLD
2nd Intermediate period, 1750-1570 BC, Excellent steatite scarab with 'an-re' spell within a stylized cartouche between two erect uraeii. Intact with some reglazing.Ex old English coll. #1210065: $375 SOLD
New Kingdom Egypt, 1570-1070 BC. Steatite scarab depicting a sphynx! Age crack on base, nice glossy brown color. 13 mm. Ex Henk Huffener collection, 19th Century, England. #0411065-2: $275 SOLD
Levantine, 2nd millennium BC. Lovely carved green serpentine scarab, imitating New Kingdom type. Heiroglyphic "Men Sa-Ra Neb". Fantastic detail! High arched body with good legs. 18 mm. Ex-Harmer Rooke Galleries, NY. #90941: $325 SOLD
New Kingdom Egypt, 1570-1075 BC. Steatite scarab depicting a bull walking to rt, 17mm. Nice detail but unfortunately chipped around the edge. Budget-priced! #0611081-2: $199 SOLD
 New Kingdom Egypt, 1570-1075 BC. Steatite scarab with nicely carved body and Ma'at and Horus seated facing one another below a nefer symbol and two falcons. Minor chipping on edge. 14 x 9mm. Nice! Ex Canadian private collection. #0611090-1: $250 SOLD
New Kingdom, c.1570 - 1075 BC. Beautiful "Egyptian blue" scarab. Very nice for the type with well incised hieroglyphs on the base. Probably from the 18th Dynasty. 12 mm. Ex coll. Albert F. Pagnon, Luxor, acquired in the 1860's; Ex Seaby, London. #061056-2: $299 SOLD
New Kingdom, Ramesside Period, c.1279-1075 BC. Faience scaraboid with the name of Thutmose III. The front with the prenomen of Thutmose III, "Men-Kheper-re" between 'nefer' and 'nefer' signs; the backside with "Amen-Re" below papyrus stalks. 18x13mm, much blue-green glaze remains. Ex Maine private collection. #0411062x2: $350 SOLD
New Kingdom Egypt, 1570-1070 BC. Steatite plaque. Heiroglyphic sign of 'Amen-Re' on one side and Hathor on the other. 12x8 mm. Ex Henk Huffener collection, 19th Century, England. #0411068-2x2: $250 SOLD
 New Kingdom Egypt, 1570-1075 BC. Classic "Egyptian Blue" scarab with a cartouche of pharaoh Thutmose III below a winged uraeus. Still with original ancient gold wire and remains of original gold bezel!!! Ex Canadian private collection. 10 mm. #0611090-2: $375 SOLD
New Kingdom, 1570-1075 BC. Nice steatite scarab, the body nicely rendered with deeply cut legs. On base, the god Thoth in the form of a baboon sits in a barque, holding a feather, a sceptre is behind. Below stands a falcon between an 'ankh' and an erect cobra (uraeus). 18x13mm. Minor chipping, reglazed. Ex Mitry collection! #861304: $399 SOLD
Late Period, Dynasty XXVI, c. 664-525 BC. Nice blue faience scarab, the body simple with grooved edges. On base, a sphinx reclines with an uncertain object or sign before, a solar disk above. Intact. 18x14mm. Ex Mitry collection, no. 3861. #861316: $375 SOLD
New Kingdom, c. 1570-1075 BC. Nice steatite scarab, probably from the 18th Dynasty. The body is of tabular form with parallel grooves around the sides indicating legs. On base, the goddess Sekhmet stands next to the dwarf god Pataikos. Intact. 16x11mm. Ex Mitry collection, no. 3591. #861305: $325 SOLD
Phoenicia-Levantine, 2nd Millennium BC. Interesting Near Eastern steatite scarab, the body rather simplified with a raised beaded ridge around the side. On base, a beaded oval containing a stylized goat or bull, an 'ankh' above. Intact. 12x8mm. Ex Mitry collection, no. 3764. #861313: $399 SOLD
New Kingdom, c. 1570-1075 BC. Extremely well cut steatite scarab. The body beautifully carved with detailed head, the legs very deeply cut. On base, the Thebian Triad, with Amen-Re flanked by Mut and Khonsu. Intact, reglazed. 19x14mm. Ex Mitry collection, no. 2473. Excellent! #861315: $425 SOLD
New Kingdom, c. 1570-1075 BC. Steatite scaraboid in the form of a lion. The body well carved with naturalistic detail. On base, 'Amen-Re' behind a falcon with a sceptre before. 15x9mm. Intact, possibly reglazed. Ex Mitry collection, no. 267. #861318x2: $399 SOLD
New Kingdom Egypt, c. 1425-1075 BC. Great steatite scarab with cartouche of Thutmose III. With well carved body and lightly splayed legs. On the base, the cartouche, Men-Kheper-re, above a kneeling figure holding a pair of staves. 17mm. Intact with deep-cut details! Antique mount remains. Ex old English collection. #0611084: $350 SOLD

New Kingdom, c.1570 - 1075 BC. Beautiful "Egyptian blue" scarab. Very nice for the type with well incised hieroglyphs on the base. Probably from the 18th Dynasty. 12 mm. Ex coll. Albert F. Pagnon, Luxor, acquired in the 1860's; Ex Seaby, London. #061056-1: $299 SOLD

2nd Intermediate Period, 1786-1567 BC. Nice steatite scarab. Heiroglyphic praises to the pharaoh on base. Good detail and much glaze remaining. 17 mm. Ex Henk Huffener collection, 19th Century, England. #0411065-1: $275 SOLD
Ancient Egypt, Midle Kingdom, 2040-1786 BC. Rare brown steatite scarab. Likely originally set in gold, base unfinished. Nicely rendered legs. 17 mm long and very thick (8 mm). Ex-Harmer Rooke Galleries, NY. #90939: $299 SOLD
New Kingdom, c. 1570-1075 BC. Great steatite scarab scarab with two crocodiles. The body realistically rendered with well-cut legs. On base, the crocodiles sits head to tail of one another. Intact with reglazing. 18x12mm. Ex Mitry collection, no. 2715. #861306: $350 SOLD
 2nd Intermediate period, c. 1750-1570 BC. Nice steatite scarab, with traces of blue glaze. The body in nicely cut in low profile, the legs well rendered. On base, a series of symmetric signs signifying prosperity, power, longevity and wealth. 15x10mm. Minor chipping. Ex Mitry collection, no. 3593. #861312: $325 SOLD
New Kingdom Egypt, c. 1570-1075 BC. Excellent, large steatite scarab. The body well carved with detailed head, the legs not indicated, the thick sides likely left for setting into a bezel. On base, "Amen-Re" next to a curving lotus bud. Intact, 17mm. Nice! #0611086: $350 SOLD