**First Time At Auction**

Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1292 BCE. A mold-formed faience scarab of petite size and ovoid form. The topside exhibits a narrow head with a frilled clypeus, sinuous legs, and a folded wing carapace, all enveloped in remains of turquoise-hued glaze. Inscribed on the underside are hieroglyphs that when translated read, "(The God) Amun is established." Amun, the god of air and one of the 8 primordial deities in Egyptian mythology, was an incredibly important and potent deity that would have protected the wearer of any item bearing his name. Size: 0.37" L x 0.28" W (0.9 cm x 0.7 cm)

Provenance: private Toronto, Ontario, Canada collection, by descent, acquired in Egypt in 1894 to 1896

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#167176

Fading to areas of glaze pigment, otherwise intact and excellent. Nice remains of glaze pigment visible, and great preservation to inscribed hieroglyphs.