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LOT 0420

Egyptian Steatite and Faience Scarab Group

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

5/8 - 3/4 in. (7.3 grams total, 15-19 mm).

Comprising: a vibrant blue scarab with two crocodiles on the underside; a cream-coloured scaraboid with a trussed duck on the underside; a square plaque with two scarabs on the upper side, and a hawk-headed god before a seated figure of Amun on the underside. [3]

Provenance

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

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LOT 0420

Egyptian Steatite and Faience Scarab Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £299

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