Bidspirit auction | Large Egyptian Heart Scarab with

Large Egyptian Heart Scarab with Hieroglyphic Inscription - Late Period, 664-332 B.C. With naturalistic detailing to the upper body and legs; base engraved with seven rows of hieroglyphic text, a version of Chapter 30b of the Book of the Dead; faience or glazed steatite. Cf. Israel Museum, inv.no.76.18.271, for a heart scarab in green schist; see Cohen Collection of Egyptian Antiquities, inv.no.249, for a small heart scarab in carnelian. 68.5 grams, 54 mm (2 1/8 in.). Ex collection Charles Bouch?, (1928 - 2010).Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport no.139368.Accompanied by old sketches of the artefact together with a provisional translation of the hieroglyphic inscription in French; mentioning the god Osiris.This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11845-206822. (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)