EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SCARAB IN GOLD PENDANT

Ca. 664 - 30 BC An Egyptian late-period pale green faience heart scarab in a gold pendant. The animal's head, wings and legs are drawn with surprising detail on the top and bottom sides. The scarab is secured in a later golden thread and connected to a later golden loop. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number 25.5.1a–c.
Size: 41mm x 14mm; Weight: 3.9g
Provenance: Property of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London.

Estimate: GBP 300 - 600