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LOT 0435
Egyptian Faience Scaraboid with Hieroglyphs
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1/2 in. (0.75 grams, 13 mm).
Bifacial scaraboid with hieroglyphs including an ankh to one side and the other with a wedjat. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s.
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