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LOT 0415
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hieroglyphs
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 in. (7.95 grams, 27 mm).
With carved details, underside with ropework border and incuse hieroglyphs. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Literature
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.44, for type.
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