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LOT 0049
Egyptian Glass Heart Scarab
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. OR LATER
1 in. (6.49 grams, 24.6 mm).
Modelled in the round with ribbed loop to the underside, carapace and leg detailing.
Provenance
Ex London and Home Counties collection, UK, 1920-1940.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. Ben-Tor, D., The Scarab: A Reflection of Ancient Egypt, Tel Aviv, 1993, pp. 76-77, nos. 1-15, for examples of this type of scarab.
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