PAIR OF EGYPTIAN GREEN STONE AND AMETHYST SCARABS

Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BC. A pair of scarabs, one of green stone and the other of amethyst, each carved with a clypeus, head and pronotum, the elytra divided by a median suture. The folded legs are rendered along the sides. Both have plain, flat undersides and are pierced longitudinally through the body for suspension. Size: 17-17mm x 11-11mm; Weight: 5.7g Provenance: From a London private collection; earlier part of a Belgian collection assembled in the late 20th century.

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