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LOT 0490
Egyptian Black Stone Scarab in Gilt Bronze Memorial Locket
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. AND LATER
2 in. (24.95 grams, 53 mm).
Haematite scarab with carapace and mouth, mounted in the centre of a 19th century memorial locket with glazed inner chamber, obverse with six agate cabochons in cells and applied filigree around the central cell mimicking legs.
Provenance
From a 19th century collection based on the locket.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0490
Egyptian Black Stone Scarab in Gilt Bronze Memorial Locket
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
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The design could be interpreted as ‘Sobek-Ra, lord of the Delta’. Sobek was mainly associated with water, fertility, and the Nile, as well as strength and military prowess. His worship spans much of ancient Egyptian history, from at least the Old Kingdom to the Roman period, and he was honoured not only as a force of nature but also as a god of healing, protection, and royal authority. He was associated with various other deities, most often with the sun god in the form of Sobek-Ra. His primary cult centres were situated in the Faiyum region, especially in the city of Crocodilopolis, and also at Kom Ombo in Upper Egypt.
