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LOT 0008
Egyptian Faience Heart Scarab
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
3/4 in. (1.89 grams, 20 mm).
With fine anatomical detailing on the body and striated wingcase, legs folded beneath the body and flanked by a ribbed suspension loop.
ProvenanceEx Swedish nobleman's collection, early 20th century, reputedly from Petrie’s excavations.
LiteratureCf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p. 59, Fig. 59 f and g, for similar green faience Late Period scarabs.
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With fine anatomical detailing on the body and striated wingcase, legs folded beneath the body and flanked by a ribbed suspension loop. 1.89 grams, 20 mm
Ex Swedish nobleman's collection, early 20th century, reputedly from Petrie’s excavations.
