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Egyptian Hardstone Heart Scarab in Gold Mount Egyptian Hardstone Heart Scarab in Gold Mount Egyptian Hardstone Heart Scarab in Gold Mount Egyptian Hardstone Heart Scarab in Gold Mount Egyptian Hardstone Heart Scarab in Gold Mount Egyptian Hardstone Heart Scarab in Gold Mount Egyptian Hardstone Heart Scarab in Gold Mount Egyptian Hardstone Heart Scarab in Gold Mount Egyptian Hardstone Heart Scarab in Gold Mount
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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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LOT 0460

Egyptian Hardstone Heart Scarab in Gold Mount

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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