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Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hare Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hare Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hare Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hare Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hare Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hare
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LOT 0413

Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hare

LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.

3/4 in. (3.07 grams, 19 mm).

Anatomical detailing on the carapace and pierced longitudinally; underside with a reclining hare and two hieroglyphs. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Literature

For a similar scarab cf. Ward, J., The Sacred Beetle, a Popular treatise on Egyptian Scarabs in Art and History, London, 1902, no.281.

Footnotes

The Egyptian hare, Cape Hare, was associated with the goddess Wenut, whose name means the 'swift one'.

CONDITION
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LOT 0413

Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hare

Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)

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£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*

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