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LOT 0464

Egyptian White Stone Scarab with Hieroglyphs

HYKSOS PERIOD, 15TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1650-1550 B.C.

3/4 in. (1.61 grams, 18 mm).

Plano-convex in section with scarab detailing to the upper face; underside featuring a hieroglyphic inscription, including addorsed stylised cobras, right-angled netjer and nefer signs; pierced longitudinally. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Constable collection, 1990s.
Ex P. Morris collection.

Literature

Cf. Ben-Tor, D., Scarabs, Chronology, and Interconnections: Egypt and Palestine in the Second Intermediate Period, Fribourg/Göttingen, 2007, pl. 52 Design Class 3B1a, for Canaanite scarabs employing addorsed cobras and other hieroglyphs in their designs.

CONDITION

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LOT 0464

Egyptian White Stone Scarab with Hieroglyphs

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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