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LOT 0497

Estimate
GBP (£) 400 - 600
EUR (€) 460 - 690
USD ($) 540 - 800

EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARAB
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (0.80 grams, 12 mm).

With detailed carapace and mouth, hieroglyphs to the underside depicting a pharaoh-headed recumbent lion, with hes-vase in front and the crowns of Lower and Upper Egypt behind.

PROVENANCE:
Ex R. Liechti (1934-2010) Geneva, Switzerland, formed between 1950-1990s.

CONDITION
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