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LOT 0041
Egyptian Steatite Scarab in Gold Swivel Ring
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 in. (6.99 grams, 27.44 mm overall, 16.97 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).
Carved with simple anatomical detailing with hieroglyphs to base with the goddess Maat (of truth) and the Red Crown of Lower Egypt; set in a later gold swivel bezel supported by a tapering, round-section gold hoop bearing a maker's mark stamped in triangular cartouche. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected since the 1970s.
Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 30.8.1065, for a similar scarab.
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Egyptian Faience Amulet with Thoth as Ibis and Maat
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Opening Bid: £750
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