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LOT 0492

Egyptian Blue Faience Bead Group

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

1/8 - 1 in. (7.7 grams total, 2-24 mm).

Comprising mainly long cylindrical beads with some larger beads. [110+, No Reserve]

Provenance

Part of a group excavated by Petrie at Gurob, latterly in a London, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 0492

Egyptian Blue Faience Bead Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £98

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