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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.

Provenance

UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.

Literature

Cf. Tinius, I., Altägypten in Braunschweig. Die Sammlungen des Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museums und des Städtischen Museums, Wiesbaden, 2011, 179, no.356, for similar.

CONDITION

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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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