Ca. 1674-30 BC. Second Intermediate Period - Ptolemaic Dynasty. A group of eight scarab amulets. The collection is comprised of various stone types and colours. The undersides have a variety of decorative elements, which include, from the largest to smallest scarab: geometric designs typical of the Second Intermediate Period; a realistic rendering of the underside of a beetle; two deities with sun discs holding the hands of a crowned man; the name Ma'at-Ka-Ra (the throne name of Hatshepsut); the name Men-Kheper-Ra (the throne name of Thutmose III); another realistic rendering of the underside of a beetle; and a decorative image of a falcon. Each scarab has a suspension hole running through it allowing it to be worn. Size: L:Set of 8: 11 - 34mm / W:6 - 24mm ; 35g. From a London private family collection; formerly acquired on the UK art market in the 1960s - 1970s; thence by descent.