Card/Transcription No.: 256q-2

256, Q. 2

Scarab.
A scarab of black resin mounted in a gold funda with a broad ring
for suspension. The back of the beetle is typical of the XVIIIth
dyn. with the elytra marked & upon it is a bennu-bird in
polychrome glass of exquisite workmanship. Upon the base is the
following hieroglyphic inscription in seven lines: the
hieroglyphs are engraved & filled in with white paint:

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Max. length 4.80 cents
Max. width 3.45 cents.