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LOT 0431
Egyptian Bead Necklace with Hardstone Scarab
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
21 5/8 in. (19.7 grams, 55 cm long).
Restrung designer necklace with modern clasp; composed mainly of tubular and annular beads with a central scarab bead.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s.
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK.
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Egyptian Papyrus Fragment Group
Circa 100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Comprising fragments of papyrus manuscript with inked text in Demotic script. 32 grams, 29 x 21 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile with Hares
Circa 5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising a double band for sleeve (segmenta), decorated with vegetal and animal patterns, forming two narrow bands with a vertical succession of stylised spirals of foliage, alternating figures of hares. 94 grams, 43 x 23 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Tapestry technique of wool on linen. It is highly probable that this tapestry was part of a tunic decoration, a double segmentum, applied on the wrists of the garment and decorating the lower part of the sleeves. -
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile with Running Hounds
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising a large fragment with a vertical band (clavus) from a garment, woven in linen and green, blue, yellow and red wool, embroidered with circular patterns filled with vegetal figures and arabesques, alternating with two parallel rows of running animals (hounds?), edged by a red border, a further band of foliage decoration. 163 grams, 59 x 24.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Tapestry technique on natural linen. It is highly probable that this tapestry was part of a long decorated tunic, a clavus running vertically on the breast and on the back of it, and having a parallel clavus on the other side. Tunic decoration conformed to a specific layout with the back mirroring the front. Matching bands called clavi ran on either side of the neck. They could be full length, like our specimen, or stop above the waistline.
