EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SCARAB WITH HIEROGLYPHS LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. 5/8 in. (1.72 grams, 15 mm). Naturalistic detailing to the blue stained body and legs with section of openwork between the front and back legs; hieroglyphs on base giving the good luck message 'When Amun is behind you, do not fear'; pierced for suspension. PROVENANCE: Ex collection of Emil Saad, Paris-Alexandria. LITERATURE: Cf. Ben-Tor, D., The Scarab: A Reflection of Ancient Egypt, Jerusalem, 1993, p.74, no.4, for a scarab with an identical inscription. CONDITION
EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SCARAB WITH HIEROGLYPHS LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. 5/8 in. (1.72 grams, 15 mm). Naturalistic detailing to the blue stained body and legs with section of openwork between the front and back legs; hieroglyphs on base giving the good luck message 'When Amun is behind you, do not fear'; pierced for suspension. PROVENANCE: Ex collection of Emil Saad, Paris-Alexandria. LITERATURE: Cf. Ben-Tor, D., The Scarab: A Reflection of Ancient Egypt, Jerusalem, 1993, p.74, no.4, for a scarab with an identical inscription. CONDITION
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