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LOT 0459
Egyptian Black Hardstone Scarab with Ankh
LATE NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1070 B.C.
3/4 in. (2.71 grams, 18 mm).
Carved with stylised features and the base carved with a scarab beetle flanked by two ankh symbols and a ra sign beneath; drilled for suspension.
Provenance
Acquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
Literature
Cf. Matouk, F.S., Corpus du scarabée égyptien, Volume 2, Beirut, 1976, p.397 no.1222, for similar design.
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