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LOT 0485
Phoenicio-Egyptian Hardstone Scarab with Hieroglyphs
CIRCA 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (2.21 grams, 16 mm).
Haematite scarab with underside incised Horus falcon and lotus flower atop a fire-altar(?) flanked by uraei.
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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LOT 0485
Phoenicio-Egyptian Hardstone Scarab with Hieroglyphs
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Horus, son of Isis and Osiris, was considered a solar deity who overcame darkness and defeated the chaotic forces of his evil uncle, the god Seth. Egyptian pharaohs considered themselves to be reincarnations of Horus. In his youthful form, Horus the child embodies the new sun and all associated benefits. In Graeco-Roman Egypt he became Harpocrates, son of Serapis and Isis, the deity-symbol of rebirth and fertility, perhaps the most popular deity to be represented in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt.
