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LOT 0475
Egyptian Stone Scarab and Amulet Collection
NEW KINGDOM-LATE PERIOD, 1550-332 B.C.
3/8 - 3/4 in. (13.65 grams total, 9-19 mm).
The group comprising scarabs, scaraboids, and other types, some with hieroglyphs on their undersides, including the throne names of Thutmose IV (Men-kheperu-re) and Ramesses II (User-maat-re Setep-en-re)., [8]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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