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LOT 0561
Egyptian Steatite Scaraboid with Face
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (10.18 grams, 32 mm).
Modelled as a domed face of Hathor with small cow-ears and a wig with coiled lappet ends, and an advancing cow on the underside.
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 0561
Egyptian Steatite Scaraboid with Face
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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