Egyptian Faience Frog Scarab

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 300 B.C.

1/2 in. (0.56 grams, 13 mm).

Discoid base with crouching frog pierced longitudinally for threading; underside with a solar disc and unidentified symbol.

Provenance

Ex R. Liechti (1934-2010) Geneva, Switzerland, formed between 1950-1990s.

Accompanied by a copy of an old collection inventory note.

Literature

Cf. Lacovara, P., and Markowitz, Y.J., Jewels of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Treasures from the Worcester Art Museum, Worcester MA, 2020, p. 116, no.1925.594, for similar.

CONDITION

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