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An Egyptian hardstone funerary scarab, probably Late Period, 26th-30th Dynasties, circa 664-343 B.C.

Estimate
20 000 - 30 000 SEK
1 950 - 2 920 EUR
2 270 - 3 400 USD
Hammer price
70 000 SEK
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Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Carl Barkman
Stockholm
Carl Barkman
Head Specialist Fine Art and Antiques
+46 (0)708 92 19 71
An Egyptian hardstone funerary scarab, probably Late Period, 26th-30th Dynasties, circa 664-343 B.C.

The underside with hieroglyphic text containing variants of Chapters 30A and B of The Book of the Dead, naming a person, possible a male, as Huty-Hery. Length 7.2, width 4.9, height 2.5 cm.

Provenance

Count Malcom Hamilton (1880-1969) who lived in Alexandria 1907-14, where he became Egyptian singelsculler champion. Presented to his brother
Carl-Gustav Hamilton (1882-1968).
Thence by decent.