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LOT 0021
Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Scarab
750-332 B.C.
1 7/8 in. (34.6 grams, 48 mm).
Modelled in the round with detailed head and legs, plaque with attachment hole at each corner.
Provenance
Old private French collection.
Anonymous sale, Beaussant Lefevre, Paris, 2015.
Private European collection, 2015.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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