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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]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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