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LOT 0428
Egyptian Carnelian Scarab Group
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
3/8 in. (1.61 grams total, 10-12 mm).
One with segmented carapace and leg detailing; one with head elements only. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item fig.59.
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Egyptian Faience Hieroglyphic Scarab Group
Second Intermediate Period, circa 1650 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Comprising: one in white glazed composition with figure of a baboon (the god Thoth) to the underside; four similar in blue-turquoise with hieroglyphs. 12.1 grams total, 15-19 mm
From a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980. -
Egyptian Zoomorphic Stone Scaraboid with Animal Heads and Hieroglyphs
Late Period, 664-332 B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £156
Lentoid in plan with addorsed goat-heads to the upper face, hieroglyphic text to the underside. 6.38 grams, 37 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Egyptian Hardstone and Faience Scarab Collection
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Including hieroglyphic text, figural imagery and geometric designs to the underside. 11.3 grams total, 12-19 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
