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LOT 0044
Egyptian Bronze Ring with Hyksos Scarab
2ND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 15TH DYNASTY, HYKSOS, 1648-1540 B.C.
1 1/2 in. (9.41 grams, 37 mm wide).
Round-section bronze shank with attachment wires retaining a glazed composition scarab with three columns of hieroglyphs with a rope border.
Provenance
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999; thence by descent.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 2, for type.
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