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LOT 0565

Egyptian Amulet Bead Collection

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

1/2 - 3/4 in. (3 grams total, 12.5-19.6 mm).

Group of amuletic beads and pendants, including Bes with a feathered headdress, the goddess Taweret, a Hathor head with characteristic curled wig, a vulture, and others. [6, No Reserve]

Provenance

with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.

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LOT 0565

Egyptian Amulet Bead Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

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