Egyptian Steatite Scarab. 1st millennium B.C. With detailed carapace and mouth, hieroglyphs to the underside depicting a pharaoh-headed sphinx, with hes-vase in front and the crowns of Lower and Upper Egypt behind. Cf. Matouk, F.S., Corpus du scarabée égyptien. Vol. 2: Analyse thématique, Beirut, 1976, pp. 384-385, for examples of scarab bases decorated with royal sphinxes accompanied by various symbols. 0.80 grams, 12 mm (1/2 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)

Ex R. Liechti (1934-2010) Geneva, Switzerland, formed between 1950-1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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