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LOT 0475
Egyptian Feldspar Scarab with Hieroglyphs
LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1069 B.C.
1/2 in. (1.41 grams, 13 mm).
With simple detailing; hieroglyphs to base reading 'praised by every god of the two lands'; drilled for suspension.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1980s.
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