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LOT 0583
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Nude Figure
SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1782-1550 B.C.
3/4 in. (2.25 grams, 19 mm).
With incised anatomical detailing on the body and legs, the underside features a nude female figure with large forward-facing ears, standing between two branches. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from various London-based, UK, antiquity dealers.
From a Derbyshire gentleman's private museum formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s.
Cf. Matouk, F.S., Corpus du scarabée égyptien. Vol. 2: Analyse thématique, Beirut, 1976, p. 357, no. 1601, for the same design.
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LOT 0583
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Nude Figure
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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