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An Egyptian serpentine heart scarab image 1
An Egyptian serpentine heart scarab image 2
Lot 274*

1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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An Egyptian serpentine heart scarab
New Kingdom, circa 1550-1070 B.C.
Naturalistically carved, the underside inscribed with the standard formula of chapter 30B of the Book of the Dead, the first line left blank, possibly to add the owner's name, 2in (5cm) long

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Provenance:
James Maxime Dupont (1912-1991) Collection, Watchung, New Jersey, acquired in the late 1950s.

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