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LOT 0525
Egyptian Bronze Beetle
LATE PERIOD, 664-525 B.C.
1 3/4 in. (49.8 grams, 43 mm).
A bronze horned beetle figure modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing, its legs held tightly against its abdomen, possibly indicating that this is a beetle in a mummified form. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1990s-2000s.
From the collection of an Essex gentleman.
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