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LOT 0478
Egyptian and Other Faience and Hardstone Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 in. (167 grams total, 2-26 mm).
A mixed group of mainly composition, glass, shell and stone polychrome beads of various types and dates. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1970s.
Important European collection.
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LOT 0478
Egyptian and Other Faience and Hardstone Bead Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace
Late Period, 664-525 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A restrung group of tubular faience beads with a modern clasp. 8.3 grams, 48 cm long
From an early 20th century UK collection. -
Egyptian Multi-Stranded Mummy Bead Necklace Collection
Late Period, 664-525 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
A group of three restrung faience mummy bead necklaces, each comprising multiple strands of polychrome beads including annular and tubular types. 84 grams total, 60-70 cm long
Acquired before 1979. From the private collection of Mr F. A., South Kensington, London, UK; thence by descent 2014. -
Phoenician and Later Glass Eye Bead collection
6th-3rd century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £156
A mixed group of seven polychrome glass beads incorporating with circular or 'eye' and swirling motifs. 14.1 grams total, 10-13 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s. Property of a Harrow, UK, gentleman.
