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LOT 0552
Large Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hieroglyphs
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 in. (6.65 grams, 24 mm).
Detailed carapace and head, underside with animals and wedjat motif; pierced longitudinally.
ProvenanceMrs Allinson to Mrs Foster, 1867 and thence by descent to the current owner, Stanley Crescent, London, UK.
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LOT 0552
Large Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hieroglyphs
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Faience Amulet and Scarab Group
Late-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Comprising: a Bes head amulet, a frog amulet, a wedjat, an amuletic plaque, and two scarabs. 19.8 grams total, 15-29 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Egyptian Amulet Collection
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Mainly heart-type amulets in various materials. 14.85 grams total, 20-26 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace
Late-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Composed of vibrant blue tubular and annular beads, restrung. 8.9 grams, 96 cm
Ex Norri collection, Milton Keynes, UK, 1980s-1990s.
