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Electronic Auction 410  29 Nov 2017
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Lot 985

Estimate: 200 USD
Price realized: 525 USD
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Steatite scarab. Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. Thutmose III (circa 1479-1425 BC). Scarab with simple details and piercing for suspension. On face, winged Horus before the cartouche of Thutmose III; nb ("lord") below (19x14mm). A few miniscule chips, otherwise well-preserved and attractive.

Ex Christie's London 'Fine Antiquities' (10 July 1991), lot 85 (part of).

The son of Thutmose II and Hatshepsut, Thutmose III was the sixth pharoah of the 18th Dynasty. He ruled for over half a century, during which time the Egyptian Empire reached its zenith.
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