New Kingdom, Ca.1550-1070 BC A seal in the form of scarab beetle with stylised carved cyleus, prothorax and elytra. The flat base decorated by flanks of protective uraeus. The scarab is pierced longitudinally for suspension. For similar see: W. M. Flinders Petrie, Scarabs and Cylinder Seals. Size: L:17.8mm / W:13.2mm ; 2.45g Provenance: From a London private family collection, formerly acquired on the UK art market in the 1960s - 1970s; then passed by descent.