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LOT 0609
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Interlocking Scrolls in Gold Mount
SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1650 B.C. AND LATER
3/4 in. (2.63 grams, 20 mm).
Comprising a carved scarab in a gold frame with mounting rings suitable for use as a ring bezel; the underside features a trilinear looped guilloche motif flanking two ankh motifs.
ProvenanceAcquired from Derek Content, 20 May 1975.
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
Accompanied by an original handwritten invoice from Derek Content, dated 20 May 1975.
Cf. Rowe, A., A Catalogue of Egyptian Scarabs, Scaraboids, Seals and Amulets in the Palestine Archaeological Museum, Cairo, 1936, item 518, for type.
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LOT 0609
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Interlocking Scrolls in Gold Mount
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) ‡+BP*
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £100
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Egyptian Deir el-Bahari Bright Blue Glazed Faience Shabti of Nesitanebisheru, Daughter of Pinedjem II, High Priest of Amun, and Neskhons
Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, circa 980-935 B.C.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 8 | Current Bid: £310
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