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Description : Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1479 to 1425 BCE. A hand-carved steatite scarab of a miniature size that bears sinuous legs, a slender head with a frilled clypeus, and a folded, notched wing carapace, all atop an integral plinth and covered in lustrous grass green glaze, a suspension hole is drilled lengthwise through the body. Underneath the insect is an incised cartouche of Pharaoh Thutmose III as well as hieroglyphs depicting a pennant and a heart-and-windpipe. Size: 0.37 L x 0.28 W (0.9 cm x 0.7 cm) Provenance: private Toronto, Ontario, Canada collection, by descent, acquired in Egypt in 1894 to 1896 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #167172
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