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LOT 0484
Egyptian Gold Heart Scarab with Wings
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
7 1/4 in. (4.09 grams, 18.2 cm wide total (504 grams including case)).
With repousse striations to the wing case, details of the feathers to the wings; pierced for attachment to mummy wrappings; mounted in a glass-fronted case.
ProvenanceFrom a German gallery in the 1970s.
From an important European collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12125-211120.
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LOT 0484
Egyptian Gold Heart Scarab with Wings
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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