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LOT 2127

Grand Tour Steatite Scarab Group

19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.

2 - 2 1/4 in. (132 grams total, 52-54 mm).

Comprising three scarabs with different decorative motifs on the body, hieroglyphs, including the cartouches of Amenhotep III and Tutankhamun, and other decorative motifs on the underside. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 2127

Grand Tour Steatite Scarab Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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