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LOT 0460
Egyptian Hardstone Heart Scarab in Gold Mount
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. AND LATER
1 1/8 in. (6.02 grams, 28 mm).
Carved scarab with textured carapace and detailed legs; set in a 19th century gold mount.
Provenance
From an early 20th century collection.
Literature
Cf. Ben-Tor, D., The Scarab: A Reflection of Ancient Egypt, Tel Aviv, 1993, p. 77, no. 13, for similar.
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