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LOT 0604
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Religious Motifs
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
3/4 in. (3.53 grams, 19 mm).
Plano-convex in section, with a segmented upper face; the underside features an incuse design of a winged scarab, two perching Horus falcons, and a winged uraeus above, with a frieze of four cobras interspersed with three nefer signs below; supplied with an impression.
ProvenanceAcquired from Derek Content, 24 June 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 24 June 1975.
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LOT 0604
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Religious Motifs
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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