350, Lot: 706. Estimate $150. Sold for $505. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Lower Egypt or Levant. Circa 1800-1500 BC. Darkened enstatite scarab (20x13mm). Base with Western Semitic-style engraving mimicking Egyptian glyphos of a recumbent bull before a tree; above bull, the hieroglyphs
nb nfr or “Lord of Beauty.” Pierced with remnants of original bronze mount. Good condition.