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LOT 0049
Egyptian Carved Stone Scarab
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 in. (159 grams, 63 mm).
With textured carapace and detailed head and legs; underside blank.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.
Cf. Schulz, R., Khepereru – Scarabs. Scarabs, Scaraboids, and Plaques from Egypt and the Ancient Near East in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Oakville CT, 2007, pl. 18, no. 124, for similar.
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LOT 0049
Egyptian Carved Stone Scarab
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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