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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.
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
Cf. Matouk, F.S., Corpus du scarabée égyptien, Volume 2, Beirut, 1976, p.397 no.1222, for similar design.
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