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LOT 0018
Very Large Phoenician Stone Scarab with Hieroglyphics
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
2 5/8 in. (209 grams, 68 mm).
Plano-convex in section with segmented carapace and longitudinal piercing; underside with dense eight-line hieroglyphic text.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Switzerland, circa 1980.
Acquired in 1994.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12850-241676.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0018
Very Large Phoenician Stone Scarab with Hieroglyphics
Estimate £8,000 - 10,000€9,280 - 11,600 (for guidance only)$10,800 - 13,500 (for guidance only)
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