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LOT 0440
Phoenician Scarab in Bronze Pendant
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
7/8 in. (9.06 grams, 22 mm).
With integral loop and flanking uraei, underside features reserved depictions of a winged sun disc, with central human or divine figure below flanked by uraei and quadrupeds, and a vulture with outspread wings beneath; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Ex London, UK, gentleman 1980-2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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