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LOT 0010
Phoenician Amethyst Scarab with Horse’s Head and Later Aramaic Inscription
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (1.59 grams, 13 mm).
Scaraboid in form with transverse piercing, four later engraved Aramaic characters engraved to the flat face above a horse-head motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous cataloguing slip.
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LOT 0010
Phoenician Amethyst Scarab with Horse’s Head and Later Aramaic Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
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