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Lot 14*

Two Egyptian uninscribed stone scarabs
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7 December 2021, 12:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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Two Egyptian uninscribed stone scarabs
Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069-664 B.C.
The larger of dark speckled grey stone, naturalistically carved with incised wing-case details and plain underside, 5cm long; the smaller of green serpentine, with incised details, 3.8cm long (2)

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Provenance:
The Property of a European Private Collector, mainly formed in the late 19th-early 20th Century; Christie's, London, 25 April 2001, lot 110 (part).
Private collection, USA, acquired from the above sale.

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