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LOT 0477
Egyptian Faience and Gold Bead Bracelet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
7 1/2 in. (3.89 grams, 19 cm).
A designer restrung three-strand bracelet composed of gold and composition beads coloured shades of blue, cream and brown; modern silver-coloured clasp; accompanied with a note reading 'Egyptian, Faience New Kingdom Beaded Bracelet, C. 1570-30 BC- New Kingdom to Ptolemaic Period. beautiful, restrung, elegant Egyptian beaded bracelet consisting of a selection of turquoise coloured, faience tubular beads & polychromatic disc-shaped beads, in a style inspired by the earliest bracelets known (from about 3000 BC) which were found in the tomb of King Djer.' [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Restrung from various accumulations of Egyptian beads from the last 30 years.
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