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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9746905, member: 5833"]Agree definitely Egyptian, although I think steatite rather than ceramic. Very unusual in having the top as well as the bottom of the beetle with figures. They look like a baboon (Thoth?) and a cobra to me. I can't remotely make sense of hieroglyphics, but can see that the ones on the bottom of this piece are different from ones you are likely to see on contemporary scarabs. Could be a replica of the cartouche of some ruler. Also agree that this is an older item, but not an antiquity, most likely a souvenir.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9746905, member: 5833"]Agree definitely Egyptian, although I think steatite rather than ceramic. Very unusual in having the top as well as the bottom of the beetle with figures. They look like a baboon (Thoth?) and a cobra to me. I can't remotely make sense of hieroglyphics, but can see that the ones on the bottom of this piece are different from ones you are likely to see on contemporary scarabs. Could be a replica of the cartouche of some ruler. Also agree that this is an older item, but not an antiquity, most likely a souvenir.[/QUOTE]
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