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LOT 0439

Phoenician Scarab in Bronze Pendant

6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.

3/4 in. (5.73 grams, 19 mm).

With loop and intaglio design to underside featuring depictions of a falcon deity (Ra or Ra-Horakhty) flanked by two uraei; with 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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LOT 0439

Phoenician Scarab in Bronze Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £293

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