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Ancient Egyptian royal faience scarab Akhenaten browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Ancient World:Egyptian:Faience: Pre AD 1000: item # 881034 Please refer to our stock # a667 when inquiring.
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A very rare Egyptian dark blue glazed faience scarab with throne name of Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten) reading NEFER-KHEP-ERU-RA "Beautiful are the manifestations of re; dearest of re", The name given before his conversion, beside the cartouche reads Kho ma ra "uprising like ra". Intact with glaze wear as seen in images. Dating to the Amarna period circa 1351-1334 BC Measures 17mm length Guaranteed genuine. Ref- Scarabs and Cylinders with Names, W. M. F. Petrie, Pl. XXXVI, 18.10, 4 Ex-Australian art market, Ex-an old private collection. |
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