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LOT 0541
Egyptian Stone Scarab
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
3/4 in. (3.74 grams, 20 mm).
Incised detailing to the carapace and legs, pierced longitudinally; underside with three deities (possibly Amun-Ra, flanked by figures of Re).
ProvenanceFrom the Gustave Mustaki collection before 1948.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
From a private UK collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Button and Design Scarabs, London, 1925, pl. XV, no.1044, for a similar example.
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