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LOT 0463
Egyptian Collar Type Faience Bead Necklace
LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1069 B.C.
9 1/2 in. (13.5 grams, 24 cm long).
Composed of turquoise glazed tubular beads running vertically and horizontally, together with polychrome pendant beads, possibly in the form of fruits; with Amarna beads; restrung.
Provenance
From an early 20th century UK collection.
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