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 a figure of a man with left hand by his side and right arm in an elegant pose, flanked by a uraeus above. The scarab is pierced longitudinally for suspension.For similar see: W.M Flinders Petrie, Scarabs and Cylinder Seals. Size: L:19.7mm / W:14mm ; 2.75g Provenance: From a London private family collection, formerly acquired on the UK art market in the 1960s - 1970s; then passed by descent.