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LOT 0734
Large Egyptian Scarab for the Overseer of the Treasury Har
SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1650–1530 B.C.
7/8 in. (4.54 grams, 22 mm).
Stylised scarab body with low-relief clypeus and head, two notches marking the division between prothorax and elytra, and legs modelled along the sides; underside divided vertically into two panels with incised hieroglyphs reading: 'Seal-bearer of the King of Lower Egypt, Overseer of the Treasury, Har'.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
Accompanied by the collector's original inked images.
Cf. Ben-Tor, D., The Scarab: A Reflection of Ancient Egypt, Tel Aviv, 1993, p. 64, no. 17, for another example of a scarab dedicated to Har.
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LOT 0734
Large Egyptian Scarab for the Overseer of the Treasury Har
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) ‡+BP*
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