Museum-Exhibited Egyptian Faience Scarab
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Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A wonderful faience scarab covered in a fine layer of turquoise-hued glaze. The topside of the ovoid amulet exhibits characteristic insectile features such as laterally-notched elytra, slender legs, and a frilled clypeus, and a suspension hole is drilled lengthwise through the body. The underside is decorated with expertly-carved hieroglyphs representing ankhs, nefer, and knots, with a lateral stripe separating the 2 halves, and a lobed border surrounding. Size: 0.93" L x 0.64" W x 0.43" H (2.4 cm x 1.6 cm x 1.1 cm)
Provenance: private Ontario collection, Canada; deaccessioned from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, USA, acc. no. 47.20.463; ex-private collection of Lillian Thomas Pratt (1876 - 1947), Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
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#183457
Provenance: private Ontario collection, Canada; deaccessioned from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, USA, acc. no. 47.20.463; ex-private collection of Lillian Thomas Pratt (1876 - 1947), Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#183457
Condition
Minor pitting and softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and choice. Great preservation to glaze pigment throughout. Handwritten number "47.20.463" in red on one side.
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Museum-Exhibited Egyptian Faience Scarab
Estimate $1,800 - $2,700
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