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LOT 0429
Egyptian Amethyst and Carnelian Bead Group
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1550-1292 B.C.
1/4 - 5/8 in. (13.57 grams total, 7.40-16.99 mm).
Comprising three biconical amethyst beads, four biconical carnelian beads and one teardrop-shaped amethyst bead. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Egyptian Faience Amulet and Scarab Group
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £270
Comprising: a Bes head amulet, a frog amulet, a wedjat-eye, a scaraboid plaque, and two scarabs. 19.8 grams total, 15-29 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Egyptian Multi-Stranded Mummy Bead Necklace
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Four-strand designer necklace composed of polychrome beads of mainly disc and cylindrical types. 27.4 grams, 69.5 cm
Acquired before 1979. From the private collection of Mr F.A., South Kensington, London, UK; thence by descent 2014.
For thousands of years, artisans in Egypt created vibrant ceramics to echo the beauty of rare jewels. These ornaments were created with almost every material, colour, and texture imaginable, and they come from across Egypt and beyond: vibrant blue lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, glossy black obsidian from Turkey, and aqua-green turquoise from the Sinai. They were worn in life and, after death, they served as precious ornamentation for mummies. -
Egyptian Glass Bead Necklace with Large Sekhmet Faience Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Restrung group of polyhedral and tubular beads in fusiform, biconvex, tubular and other types; triangular dangles and pendant of cat-headed Sekhmet. 26 grams, 44 cm, amulet: 50 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
