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LOT 0030
Egyptian Gold Mounted Scarab with Bes
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
5/8 in. (1.82 grams, 16 mm).
The stone or faience scarab decorated with a pale blue glaze with figure of the god Bes; gold bulbs to the perimeter; gold setting inlaid with a polished garnet cabochon to the domed upper face.
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection.
LiteratureCf. Ben-Tor, D., The Scarab: A Reflection of Ancient Egypt, Jerusalem, 1989, p.74, no.12, for a scarab with similar Bes figure.
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