COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN STONE SCARABS. Late Period, Ca. 664 -…

Lot no. 667

Estimate: £300 - £600

Sale date : 11/30/2025 at 2:00 PM

Description

COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN STONE SCARABS. Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A collection of four stone scarabs, including, from left to right: an amethyst scarab with a smooth lenticular body and a flat, undecorated base; a dark stone scarab with a domed back, marked pronotum and segmented wing cases, the base left plain; a lapis lazuli scarab with incised head and thorax, the base engraved with running animals in profile; and a pale green stone scarab with segmented dorsum, the base engraved with a standing figure. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 1445, Ancient Jewelry, Lot 60. Size: 13-16mm x 10-11mm; Weight: 9g Provenance: Property of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London.

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