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LOT 0632
Egyptian Miniature Blue Glazed Scarab Collection
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1/4 in. (1.78 grams total, 8-9 mm).
Comprising: three scarabs, each with hieroglyphs on the underside; a scaraboid with two ankh motifs on the underside; and a bifacial ellipsoidal plaque with hieroglyphs on each face. [5]
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
Accompanied by the collector's original inked images.
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LOT 0632
Egyptian Miniature Blue Glazed Scarab Collection
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) ‡+BP*
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £15
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This carefully modelled fragment is undoubtedly from a sistrum, a musical instrument often played during Hathoric rituals and festivals. -
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
With incised anatomical detailing on the body, the underside ground smooth, with a faint trace of an original horizontal suspension hole. 3.28 grams, 20 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
