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LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN SERPENTINE HEART SCARAB
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
The head, wingcase and legs well defined, the underside inscribed with seven rows of hieroglyphs, with a form of spell 30B from the Book of the Dead, reading: "The Osiris Her-iref(?), He says: My heart of my mother (2 times), my heart of my forms, Do not stand against me as a witness, Do not contend against me in the Tribunal, Do not make your tilting/opposition against me,
in the presence of the Keeper (of the Balance)"
1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) long
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
The head, wingcase and legs well defined, the underside inscribed with seven rows of hieroglyphs, with a form of spell 30B from the Book of the Dead, reading: "The Osiris Her-iref(?), He says: My heart of my mother (2 times), my heart of my forms, Do not stand against me as a witness, Do not contend against me in the Tribunal, Do not make your tilting/opposition against me,
in the presence of the Keeper (of the Balance)"
1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) long
Provenance
with Elias S. David (1891-1969), New York; thence by descent.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.