Egyptian glazed steatite scarab in gold brooch – 1st payment

E43

£500.00

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A green glazed steatite scarab with a decorated base, mounted in a later gold brooch.

Culture
Egypt, New Kingdom, late 2nd Millennium BC

Size
1.8 x 1.3 cms (scarab), 3.1 x 6.2 cms (brooch)

Condition
Intact as seen in the photographs, mounted in a fully functioning c. 1920’s gold pin-brooch (not hallmarked)

Provenance
Ex. deceased estate, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland; probably acquired in Egypt in the early 20th Century

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