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LOT 0596

Egyptian Hieroglyphic Scarab Group

LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C. AND LATER

1/2 - 3/4 in. (17.1 grams total, 14-20 mm).

Comprising; a copper-alloy scarab with a scarab flanked by rearing uraei on the underside; a stone scarab with similar motif on the underside; a faience scarab with floral motif; a stone scarab with hieroglyphics on the underside; a stone scarab with plain underside. [5]

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0596

Egyptian Hieroglyphic Scarab Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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