Middle-Late New Kingdom, circa 1800-1100 B.C. A steatite scarab with detailing to the carapace, head and legs, hieroglyphs to base including seated figure of Ma'at and the Red Crown of Lower Egypt; occluded piercing. 5 grams, 26 mm long (1 in.). The Emile-Louis Evrard collection (1898-1971), Paris, France. Acquired from Christie's, London, 8 April 1998, lot 168 (part). Property of a South Oxfordshire private collector. Apanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. Apanied by a copy of a French passport dated 31 October 1997, including associated correspondence. Emile-Louis Evrard was born near Paris in 1898. His passionate life-long interest in antiquities was initially sparked when only 16 years old, after finding a perfectly preserved Neolithic polished stone axe-head in a field close to his village. Later, his scholarly collector's instinct led him not only to acquire antiquities, but also paintings, sculptures and miniatures.