Group of scarab and rosette seals (24)

A large group of cowroid, scarab, scaraboid and rosette seals from various periods. Two scarabs date to the SIP; one showing an ibex with two uraei and the other (a miniature) showing a meander flanked by mountains (M255 & M59). A scaraboid bead bears the name of either Thutmose II or Amenhotep II (aA-xpr-Ra) (M880), and another square scaraboid or plaque is inscribed "Beloved daughter of Ra" (sAt-Ra-mr), a title of the goddess Hathor (M879). A clay seal impression, possibly from a papyrus roll, shows a recumbent sphinx (M715 from Abydos). One scaraboid is in the shape of a trussed duck and another is a stylized Nubian head. L 8-26 mm. (24) This lot is part of a large private collection of Egyptian antiquities at auction at Lauritz.com Roskilde until 29-31 March 2016. and read .