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LOT 0442
Egyptian Stone Scarab Collection
SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 1650-332 B.C. AND LATER
3/8 - 5/8 in. (6.16 grams total, 10-17 mm).
Each with simple anatomical detailing and an engraved motif to base; pierced for suspension; five of steatite, one of dark stone. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
Collected since the 1970s.
Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.
Literature
Cf. Ben-Tor, D., The Scarab. A Reflection of Ancient Egypt, Jerusalem, 1993, pp. 32 (for the scarab with antelope), 33 (for the two scarabs with human figures).
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