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LOT 0498
Egyptian Faience Scarab of Amenhotep III
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C.
7/8 in. (6.4 grams, 22 mm).
Detailed body and legs, underside with a cartouche of Amenhotep III containing his throne name Nebmaatre.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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