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LOT 0053
Egyptian Faience Hieroglyphic Scarab Group
SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1650 B.C.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (9.4 grams total, 12-19 mm).
Comprising: two white glazed composition with hieroglyphs to the underside; three similar in blue-green. [5]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980.
LiteratureCf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 58(b,c).
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From a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980.
