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LOT 0044
Large Egyptian Carnelian Scarab
PTOLEMAIC-ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 332 B.C.-300 A.D.
7/8 in. (4.75 grams, 22 mm).
Carved in the round with segmented carapace, pierced longitudinally for suspension.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
Cf. Tinius, I., Altägypten in Braunschweig. Die Sammlungen des Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museums und des Städtischen Museums, Wiesbaden, 2011, 179, no.356, for similar.
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LOT 0044
Large Egyptian Carnelian Scarab
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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