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LOT 0031
Egyptian Faience Scarab for Thutmose III
NEW KINGDOM, 1334-1325 B.C.
3/4 in. (5.45 grams, 21 mm).
Green glazed composition amuletic bead with cartouche of Thutmose III flanked by two pairs of rearing cobras to the underside.
ProvenanceFrom a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980.
LiteratureCf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 58(c), for type.
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