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LOT 0057
Phoenician Green Jasper Scarab with Heads of Horus
6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (4.4 grams, 20 mm).
Scarab with detailed anatomical features, ellipsoid plaque with incuse inset motif topped at each end by the head of Horus; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceEx private collection of Mrs J.H., London, UK, early 1990s.
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