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LOT 0007
Egypto-Phoenician Lapis Lazuli Scarab with Cartouche for Thutmose III
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (7.4 grams, 25 mm).
With carapace detailing to obverse, plaque with intaglio cartouche for the throne name of Thutmose III men-kheper-Re, winged scarab at one end and a central floral motif flanked by cornucopia at the other end.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12127-211877.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Scarabs and Cylinders with Names, London, 1917, pl. XXVIII no. 75, for a Thutmose III cartouche scarab of similar design.
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LOT 0007
Egypto-Phoenician Lapis Lazuli Scarab with Cartouche for Thutmose III
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)
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