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ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Winged Scarab

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodLate Period

Date722-332 BCE

MediumFaience

Credit LineGift of Joseph A. Lewis II and Sofi Lewis

Dimensions3 x 7 1/2 x 1/4 in. (7.6 x 19.1 x 0.6 cm)

Object number2013.043.004

Exhibition HistoryAfrican Cosmos: Stellar Arts, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 31 - June 21, 2015
Published ReferencesSotheby Parke Bernet, Important Ancient and Islamic Glass, Classical, Egyptian, and Near Eastern Antiquities (December 13, 1979), lot 97.
Antiqua, Ancient Art & Numismatics Catalogue XV (2009), 40-41, number A15.

ProvenanceEx coll. Richard Tackholm (1865-1937) and Vivi Laurent-Tackholm (1898-1978), Sweden. With Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, December 13, 1979, lot 97. With Antiqua Inc., Woodland Hills, California, from at least 2009. Ex coll. Joseph and Sofi Lewis, United States, purchased from Antiqua, March 1, 2011.

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