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AN INSCRIBED EGYPTIAN ROCK CRYSTAL CARVED SCARAB OF HORUS & ORIRIS, PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 332-30 B.C. Length:5.5cm Width:3.2cm Property of a UK Gentleman

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AN INSCRIBED EGYPTIAN ROCK CRYSTAL CARVED SCARAB OF HORUS & ORIRIS, PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 332-30 B.C. Length:5.5cm Width:3.2cm Property of a UK Gentleman

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