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LOT 452:
Egypto-Phoenician Rock Crystal Scaraboid with Winged Sphinx
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Egypto-Phoenician Rock Crystal Scaraboid with Winged Sphinx
Circa 900-700 B.C. With detailed carapace and mouth parts, underside with intaglio winged sphinx sitting on a baseline with pellets beneath; supplied with a museum-quality impression. Cf. Ben-Tor, D., The Scarab: A Reflection of Ancient Egypt, Jerusalem, 1993, p.43, for a Phoenician scarab with similar sphinx. 2.85 grams, 16 mm (5/8 in.).
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971.
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