AN EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE WINGED SCARAB
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AN EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE WINGED SCARAB

LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE WINGED SCARAB
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C.
The separately-made body and two wings perforated for attachment, the details of the beetle and feathered wings naturalistically modelled
7 5/8 in. (19.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Private collection, New York.
New York art market, 1977.
Special notice
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