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LOT 0472
Phoenicio-Egyptian Dark Green Stone Scarab
CIRCA 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (3.94 grams, 15 mm).
With textured carapace, bull-horned column to the reverse.
ProvenanceFrom the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
LiteratureCf. Moscati, S., I Fenici (The Phoenicians), Milano, 1988, pp.395, for examples of Phoenician scarabs.
FootnotesThe very frequent discovery of scarabs in Eastern and Western Phoenician and Punic tombs is the most notable and evident document of the prestige that Egyptian magic had in the Phoenician world. The generalized adoption of the scarab, both in its symbolic language linked to the regenerative form of earthly or otherworldly life and in its function as a seal, identifies the extent of Egyptian influence on the Phoenician culture since its Syro-Palestinian origins.
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LOT 0472
Phoenicio-Egyptian Dark Green Stone Scarab
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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