SCARABS. Ancient Egypt. 2nd Intermediate Period, 13th Dynasty. 1750-1550 BCE. Steatite. (22x16 mm). Back is nicely carved showing legs, wings and mouth. Base is engraved with God “HORUS” walking right, holding scepter flanked by two falcons standing on feather of “MAAT”. “HORUS” is also wearing feather of “MAAT”. Very rare. Minor edge chipping, otherwise very nice. Pierced for mounting. From the Joseph A. Dow Collection; Ex Classical Numismatic Group 345 lot 741 (part of). Horus is the God of the sky and the divine protector of kings. Maat is the goddess of truth, balance order, harmony, mortality and justice. Maat represents the ethical and moral principal that every citizen was expected to follow throughout their daily life. The heart of the dead were said to be weighed against her single feather, if the heart was found to be lighter or equal in weight to the feather, the deceased had led a virtuous life and would go to afterlife. If the heart was heavier than the feather, the deceased was devoured by Goddess “Ammit”.