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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).

Provenance

From 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.

Literature

Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Button and Design Scarabs, London, 1925, pl. XV, no.1044, for a similar example.

CONDITION

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LOT 0541

Egyptian Stone Scarab

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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