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LOT 0488
Egyptian Faience and Glass Bead Group
MOSTLY PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
1/8 - 3/4 in. (15.2 grams total, 2-20 mm).
Mixed group of mostly tubular glazed composition beads in various colours, with later small glass beads. [210+]
ProvenancePreviously with Mariaud de Serres, Paris, France, and from a Paris Gallery.
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Egyptian Blue Faience Ushabti
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Decorated with a blue glaze and displaying remains of facial, wig, beard and crossed arm detailing to the mummiform figure. 17.9 grams, 70 mm
Acquired in Europe before 1990. -
Egyptian Wooden Figurine
Middle Kingdom, 2133-1797 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Carved figure in kneeling pose, with right arm to his side, hand pierced, left arm bent with hand placed flat on the chest; much original pigment remaining. 57 grams, 12.7 cm
UK art market, acquired prior to 1980. Property of a Scottish collector, acquired in 2013. -
Phoenician Faience Melon Bead Necklace
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Restrung graduated group of melon beads with similar centrepiece. 58 grams, 40 cm
Ex North London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.