A charming early New Kingdom scarab engraved with two opposing lotus flowers.

The back is high-domed with defined head and wing cases, side plates with simple hatching, longitudinally pierced. Steatite with beautiful craquelure and remains of original white glaze, mellow ancient patina.

The base shows a perfectly symmetrical design: two lotus flowers facing each other, enclosed in a double oval border. This is a classic 18th Dynasty lotus-lotus motif. The lotus was Egypt's symbol of rebirth and creation - closing at night and rising from the waters every morning, just like the sun and the scarab god Khepri. Two lotus facing each other represent creation doubled, and Upper and Lower Egypt united in regeneration - a powerful amulet for rebirth and protection.

Dating from the old tag: NK XVIII 1570-1349 BC - from Ahmose to Amenhotep III, the early New Kingdom, the golden age of scarabs.

Small but with a very collectible floral design.

Details:

• Object: Double Lotus Scarab - Two Opposing Lotus Flowers

• Period: New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1570-1349 BC

• Material: Glazed steatite

• Dimensions: 1.3 x 0.9 cm

• Base: Two opposing lotus, double oval border

• Provenance: Donald Wonder Collection (1938-2023), CA & NJ, USA, with old tag NK XVIII 1570-1349

Price € 225, —