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LOT 0487
Egyptian Stone Scarab and Amulet Collection
HYKSOS PERIOD-LATE PERIOD, 1650-332 B.C.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (15.71 grams total, 13-19 mm).
Group consisting of scarabs, scaraboid and other types, some with hieroglyphs on the underside, including the cartouche of Amenhotep II (Akheperure) with the legend "Beloved of Amun". [8]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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