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LOT 0467
Egyptian and Other Faience Amulet and Bead Group
NEW KINGDOM, 1315-332 B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 in. (39 grams total, 1-26 mm).
Comprising a group of mostly blue faience beads and amulets of mixed types and forms, with others of different types, materials and colours; each pierced for stringing.
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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