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Ancient Canaanite Steatite Scarab 1600 BC
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Egyptian:
Sculpture:
Pre AD 1000 item# 315920 (stock#7041114)
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ARCHEOLOGY
61 3 5442 6094
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Ancient Canaanite Steatite Scarab 1600 BC. This seal is made in the form of a sacred scarab beetle, which was a manifestation of khepri, an Egyptian sun god associated with resurrection. The flat underside of this scarab is decorated with twelve circles, with concentric circles inside, Choice condition with deep sharp carving. {KHEPRI ,A form of the sun-god, particularly associated with the morning sun, Khepri is represented by the scarab beetle and is associated with resurrection. Khepri was th ...click for details
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Ancient Roman Erotica - Fist & Phallus Amulet 100 AD
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Roman:
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Pre AD 1000 item# 754460 (stock#z24)
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ARCHEOLOGY
61 3 5442 6094
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Superb Rare Ancient Roman Erotic Phallus Amulet c100 AD. This is a very well preserved example of this amulet Type. The phallus (or symbolic male genitals) represented masculinity and virility in Ancient Rome. These amulets where worn to ward off evil, increase a soldiers strength in battle and perhaps to titilate a prospective sexual conquest. Many hundreds of different shapes and sizes have been discovered over the last three hundred years. 47mm x 23mm Superb Condition, beautiful deep green pa ...click for details
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