Canaanite Glazed Scarab with Crocodile - 18K Gold
Catalog:Seals and Scarabs: stock #791111
Large steatite scarab with blue - greenish glazing
Middle Bronze Age, which dates ca. 1650-1500 BC
18K gold ,modern setting
Dimensions: Height( 1 cm ) Width(1.6 cm) Length(2.3 cm)
Condition: Excellent Condition, Intact, not repaired and not restored.
The scarab depicts a crocodile displayed vertically next to a
falcon-headed figure, a design that is well-attested on late Middle Bronze Age Canaanite scarabs
Canaanite scarabs of this period were found in Egypt in significant numbers throughout the Nile valley
indicating the close cultural and commercial contacts between Egypt and Palestine in the Hyksos period
Price Including :
1- Shipping " one week delivery "
3- Export Approval from the Antiquities Authority in Israel
3- certificate of authenticity.
Bibliography:
Scarabs, Chronology, and Interconnections Egypt and Palestine in the Second Intermediate Period-
Dr.Daphna Ben-Tor.Curator of Egyptian Archaeology at Israeli Museum in Jerusalem.
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