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LOT 0432
Egyptian Zoomorphic Stone Scaraboid with Animal Heads and Hieroglyphs
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. OR LATER
1 1/2 in. (6.38 grams, 37 mm).
Lentoid in plan with addorsed goat-heads to the upper face, hieroglyphic text to the underside. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Literature
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.44a, for type.
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LOT 0432
Egyptian Zoomorphic Stone Scaraboid with Animal Heads and Hieroglyphs
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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