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LOT 0491

Phoenician Bronze Scarab

LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

5/8 in. (6.54 grams, 17 mm).

Scaraboid with incised detailing to the underside, with a central column depicting standing figures top and bottom, each flanked by two ankh symbols, and a central motif of a standing figure grasping a sceptre and winged serpent in each hand.

Provenance

From an early 20th century Home Counties, UK, collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 0491

Phoenician Bronze Scarab

Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)

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