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NEW KINGDOM (CIRCA 1550-1069 B.C.) OR LATER
Details
AN 'EGYPTIAN BLUE' HEART SCARAB
NEW KINGDOM (CIRCA 1550-1069 B.C.) OR LATER
With wing case and legs defined, 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) long; a turquoise glazed composition amulet of Anubis, the recumbent dog with forepaws stretched out in front, suspension hoop on back, on integral base, Late Period/Ptolemaic, circa 4th-2nd Century B.C., 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm.) long; a turquoise glazed composition cartouche plaque with seated figure of Maat, reverse with ra-ms, possibly circa 1250 B.C., 1¼ in. (2.8 cm.) long; and a basalt head of a priest, hieroglyphs on back pillar, mounted, 1½ in. (3.8 cm.) high (4)
NEW KINGDOM (CIRCA 1550-1069 B.C.) OR LATER
With wing case and legs defined, 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) long; a turquoise glazed composition amulet of Anubis, the recumbent dog with forepaws stretched out in front, suspension hoop on back, on integral base, Late Period/Ptolemaic, circa 4th-2nd Century B.C., 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm.) long; a turquoise glazed composition cartouche plaque with seated figure of Maat, reverse with ra-ms, possibly circa 1250 B.C., 1¼ in. (2.8 cm.) long; and a basalt head of a priest, hieroglyphs on back pillar, mounted, 1½ in. (3.8 cm.) high (4)
Provenance
German private collection, formed in the late 1980s/early 1990s.
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