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Description : Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, 18th to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 664 BCE. A wonderful ensemble of four petite pendants shaped from stone, glass, or rock crystal. First is a teal-hued stone scarab with insectile features on top and a smooth base. Second is an opaque, forest green jasper scarab with an abstract lion incised onto the base. Third is a translucent, cobalt blue scaraboid with a gently rounded top and a minimalist antelope engraved into the bottom. The largest rock crystal pendant depicts a pair of reared uraeus cobras with a mutual body that arches over the top of a sun disk. The three insectile pieces have suspension holes drilled through the bodies, and the largest exhibits a segmented suspension tube above the serpentine creatures. Size of largest (uraei pendant): 0.8 W x 0.6 H (2 cm x 1.5 cm) Provenance: ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities, New York, New York, USA, ex-private Mr. Khabbazi collection, acquired in November 1992 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 and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #157369
Price: 996.00 USD It's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 1600 USD-2400 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 5A
Title : Four Egyptian Stone & Glass Pendants - Scarabs & Uraei
Condition report : Small chips to blue glass scaraboid, with softening to some finer details on green scarabs, otherwise intact and excellent. Great preservation of details throughout.
Artemis Gallery, auctioneer, Louisville, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : VARIETY SALE | Antiquities & Ethnographic Art
Sale date : 27 Aug 2020 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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