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LOT 0441

Egypto-Phoenician Glass Scaraboid with Beast-Tamer

800-600 B.C.

3/4 in. (4.28 grams, 19 mm).

Ellipsoid in plan with transverse piercing, impressed intaglio scene of 'beast-tamer' motif (human figure in profile with one arm extended towards a rampant ibex); aqua glass; repaired.

Provenance

From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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LOT 0441

Egypto-Phoenician Glass Scaraboid with Beast-Tamer

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

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