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Fine Large Museum Quality Limestone Heart Scarab representing Khepri, a form of the Sun God said to push the ball of the sun through the sky as the dung beetle rolls a ball of dung along the ground, following the path of the sun, from which new life emerges in the form of the hatching young beetles.

Late Period, c. 664-332 B.C. Fine detail to the carving of the beetle. Plain flat underneath where this would be sewn into the mummy bandages over the heart. Some age related wear as expected (see photos). 

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The seller affirms they have obtained this lot in a legal manner.
Purchased at P. C. V. Fine Art auction in Lisbon, Portugal, 2023
Previously in the collection of S.L. Portugal before 1983.

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c.664-332 B.C. - Egypt

Ancient Egypt, Late Period Sandstone Scarab - 5.5 cm

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