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LOT 0456
Egyptian Hardstone Scarab
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 3/8 in. (13.8 grams, 34 mm).
With detailed mouth and hatched carapace. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.55(c).
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