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LOT 254843
Phoenician White Steatite Scaraboid
9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (1.67 grams, 19 mm).
Oval body with domed upper face and piecrust rim, underside with a cartouche and other symbols. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Published
Cf. for Phoenician Scaraboid in similar style Boschloss, V., Gubel, E. ‘The Sidon Excavations 2014-2017: the Scarabs (Part 2)’ in Archaeology and History of Lebanon,, Autumn-Spring 2020-2021, pp.155-173, no.SA/1927/540, fig.11.
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LOT 254843
Phoenician White Steatite Scaraboid
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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