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LOT 0524

Egyptian Mixed Scarab Collection

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER

1/2 - 1 3/8 in. (36.9 grams total, 14-35 mm).

Stone plaque with raised relief depictions of the Apis bull and a falcon deity beneath; a mixed group of scarabs and scaraboids, most bearing text or motifs on the underside, including: a rope border enclosing the head of a lion wearing a sun disc and uraeus; a plain gold scaraboid; a line border enclosing the throne name of Amenhotep III (neb-maat-Re); an indeterminate standing figure; a central hes- vase flanked by rearing cobras; a group of hieroglyphs, perhaps a slightly incorrect spelling of the throne name of Amenhotep II (akheperu-Re); and a group of four hieroglyphs. [8]

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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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LOT 0524

Egyptian Mixed Scarab Collection

Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)

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