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| Auction Closes At: |
15:50:00 07/23/2024 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
422. Three Egyptian Scarabs & Three Canaanite Scarabs (6) |
| Estimate: |
$300-$600 |
| Current High Bid: |
$275.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$275.00 |
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| Category: |
Antiquities
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| Sub Category: |
Egypt - Middle Kingdom
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| Culture or Country: |
Egypt & Middle East.
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| Period: |
Ca. 2nd to 1st millennium B.C.
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| Size: |
5/8” to 1”L. |
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| Description: |
Group of six different scarabs including a Middle Bronze II B-C (1730-1550 B.C.) scarab, Hyksos period, steatite, mottled yellow glaze, nonsense hieroglyphics. Purchased in Israel. 2/3”L. together with a scarab depicting a Triad of gods, Amun-re flanked by two hawk headed deities representing the sun god, Re-Horakhty, each with a symbol of the two lands above. XIX Dynasty (Zadok903/40). CF: The Scarab by Daphna Ben Tor, page 76. 3/4”L. A scarab of Seti II, inscribed “User-kheper-Re Setep-en-re”. Petrie 19.8.10. Purchased from Time Machine, 2/92. 1/2”L. A Canaanite scarab imitating a late Middle Kingdom design displaying hieroglyphic symbols for “King of Upper and Lower Egypt”. “gold” and Re, the sun god. (Zadok 903/20). CF: The Scarab by Daphna Ben Tor, page 62, number 1. 2/3”L. A Canaanite scarab imitating Middle Kingdom prototype, ca. 1700-1550 B.C.. (Zadok 903/40). Cf: The Scarab by Daphna Ben Tor, page 31. Authenticated by Ben Tor. 5/8”L. A Canaanite scarab imitating Middle Kingdom prototype, Circa 1700-1550 B.C. (Zadok 903/40). Cf: the Scarab by Daphna Ben Tor, page 31. Authenticated by Ben Tor. 3/4”L. A Canaanite scarab imitating Syrian cylinder seals of the early Second Millennium B.C. Two Figures clasping hands before a Tree of Life while a winged sun disk hovers overhead. Cf: The Scarab by Daphna Ben Tor, page 63 number 9. Authenticated by Ben Tor. All have some base edge chipping or losses. |
| Provenance: |
Paul S. Forbes collection, Maryland, acquired 1970's - 1980's. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$50.00 |
| International: |
$100.00 (This is approximate and for Postal Service. Prices may vary, especially for private carriers such as: FEDEX, UPS and BAX).
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Three Egyptian Scarabs & Three Canaanite Scarabs (6)
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