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LOT 0512

Egyptian Faience Scarab

LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C.

1 1/4 in. (11.14 grams, 31 mm).

Anatomical detailing on the carapace and head, underside with a sinuous line surrounding a hieroglyph; pierced longitudinally.

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0512

Egyptian Faience Scarab

Sold for (Inc. bp): £176

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