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Auction 269 8-9 Mar 2023
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Egypt, Late Period (664-332 BC), Black glass scarab decorated with a sun disk and two lions, 16mm, 1.19g; green faience hedgehog amulet, 13mm, 0.99g; First Intermediate Period, scarab with Horus on the base, 12mm, 0.65g [3]. All fine £150-£180
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Provenance: First Commander Alex Anckonie III Collection [acquired 1960s], bt Helios Gallery; second bt Randall Hixenbaugh; third bt Helios Gallery
Hedgehogs were admired by the Egyptians for their defensive qualities and their spines were used in potions.
Egypt, Late Period (664-332 BC), Black glass scarab decorated with a sun disk and two lions, 16mm, 1.19g; green faience hedgehog amulet, 13mm, 0.99g; First Intermediate Period, scarab with Horus on the base, 12mm, 0.65g [3]. All fine £150-£180
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Provenance: First Commander Alex Anckonie III Collection [acquired 1960s], bt Helios Gallery; second bt Randall Hixenbaugh; third bt Helios Gallery
Hedgehogs were admired by the Egyptians for their defensive qualities and their spines were used in potions.