Catalogue of Egyptian scarabs, etc., in the British Museum / by H.R. Hall. Printed by order of the Trustees.

  • British Museum. Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities
Date:
1913-
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Credit: Catalogue of Egyptian scarabs, etc., in the British Museum / by H.R. Hall. Printed by order of the Trustees. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    114. Green glazed steatite Scarab, of type F 3, inscribed with the royal name(?) Neb-NEFERUI (USERTSEN II), between two hawks above the winged solar disk, below which is the royal name Ra(?)-kheper, in a cartouche between two uraei, wearing the Red Crown, whose tails join above the cartouche. Xllth dynasty. Length, ^ in. HsiKgSM [No. 17418.] 115. Green glazed steatite Scarab, of type D 4. The base is inscribed with the signs Kha-NEFERUI, between two neb-signs (possibly a mingling of appellations of USERTSEN I or II) and within a spiral border. Poor cutting. Back chipped. XIIth dynasty. Length, f in. Anastasi Collection, 1839. Petrie : Hist. Scarabs, 513. [No. 4148.] 116. Glazed steatite Scarab, of type A 2, faded to white, inscribed on the base with a compound prenomen Ra-KA-KHA-KHEPER-NUB (USERTSEN I, II, and III, and AMENEMHAT II), and with ideograms of “kingship,” “life,” and “goodness.” Rude style. Xllth dynasty. Length, ^ in. [No. 39458.] fu] m o—»rwrv1—0 117. Glazed steatite Scarab, faded to white, of type D 2, inscribed with part of a royal prenomen, w, within a double beaded border. Xllth dynasty. Length, \ in. [No. 48738.] 118. Blue glazed steatite Scarab, of type E 2, inscribed with an imitation prenomen of a king, probably USERTSEN II or III, surrounded by ideograms symbolizing the “two lands,” i.e., Upper and Lower Egypt. Part of back broken off. Xllth dynasty (?). Length, in. [No. 40689.] There is a possibility that this scarab may be of Uatchkara (see Nos. 231 ff). v-v 119. Blue glazed steatite Scarab, of type A-C 2, with strongly curved prothorax, inscribed with the prenomen of king USERTSEN (Senusert) III, Q , Kha-KA[u]-Ra. Xllth dynasty. Length, in. [No. 37651.] 120. Green glazed steatite Scarab, of type D 2, faded to white, inscribed © with the prenomen of USERTSEN I, Kha-ka-Ra. Head broken off. Fine work. e Xllth dynasty. Length, in. [No. 42440.] 121. Blue glazed steatite Scarab, of rounded type A 2, with the legs blocked out, inscribed with the prenomen of Usertsfjn III, Kha-ka-Ra. Xllth dynasty. IgjB Length, | in. [No. 32467.] 122. Glazed steatite Scarab, of type G 2, faded to grey, inscribed with © the prenomen of USERTSEN III (Kha-KAUI-Ra), within a scalloped border. ® From the Xlth dynasty Temple, Der al-Bahari. Xllth dynasty. Length, fin. Jr Presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1904. [No. 41139.] ^ 123. Blue glazed steatite Scarab, of type D 2, inscribed with the prenomen of USERTSEN III, Kha-ka-Ra, in a cartouche, surrounded by the signs of “ kingship,” “ increase,” “ fertility,” “ life,” “ beauty,” and “ lordship.” Xllth dynasty. Length, in. [No. 32365-] 124. Bluish-green glazed steatite Scarab, of type F-G 1, inscribed with the prenomen of king USERTSEN III (Kha-ICa[u]-Ra), with figures of the hawk of Horus, each holding the maat-ie.ather, the figure of the protecting hawk with outstretched wings, and imitation prenomens. XIIth dynasty, or later. Length, f in. [No. 40690.]