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LOT 0495
Egyptian Amethyst Scarab Group
GRAECO-ROMAN PERIOD, 332 B.C.-323 A.D.
3/8 in. (1.12 grams total, 8-9 mm).
A group of two amethyst scarabs pierced for suspension, each with simple detailing to the wings, head and legs. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980s.
Private collection of L.H., Staffordshire, UK.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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Egyptian Feldspar Scarab
New Kingdom, 1550-1069 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £508
An amazonite feldspar scarab with simple detailing to the body and legs; drilled for suspension. 6.35 grams, 22 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent. -
Egyptian Khufu Pyramid Mastabas Offering Pot
Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, circa 2570-2500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
A coarse pottery footed offering dish with inverted rim and conical body, likely used for cereals; from a mastaba in the pyramid field associated with Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramid. 214 grams, 11.7 cm
From an old UK collection. From the private collection of Alf Baxendale (1941-2016) part 2, keen Egyptologist, member of the Egyptology Society, trustee of the Amarna Trust; thence by descent. Accompanied by an identification display card. Accompanied by a copy of his obituary published in Horizon, The Amarna Project and Amarna Trust newsletter, Issue 18, 2017, p.21, by Barry John Kemp, CBE, FBA, Professor Emeritus of Egyptology at the University of Cambridge and directing excavations at Amarna in Egypt. -
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Egyptian Translucent Carnelian Scarab
Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, 2133-1550 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £483
A translucent carnelian scarab with detailing to the head, body and legs; drilled for suspension. 5.98 grams, 22 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
