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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]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Restrung from various accumulations of Egyptian beads from the last 30 years.
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Egyptian Faience Scarab with Hieroglyphs
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Modelled as a scarab resting on a textured base with a tubular extension behind and before the head forming part of the piercing, the underside features two rearing cobras atop neb signs flanking a nefer sign, with a large nwb sign (meaning 'gold') below. 2.66 grams, 18 mm
From the property of a London, UK, gentleman, 1970-2000s. -
Phoenician Limestone Funerary Mask
Circa 4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Carved in the half-round with tall nose and chin with false beard dua wer, full lips and wide cheeks, stylised eyes and asymmetrical eyebrows; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.3 kg total, 19.7 cm including stand
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the French art market. -
Egyptian Turquoise Blue Faience Shabti with Hieroglyphic Inscription
New Kingdom, 19th-20th Dynasty, 1292-1069 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Mummiform shabti wearing a tripartite wig, with arms crossed and holding a hoe in each hand, and cords for a water pot hanging from the back on each shoulder; a seed bag suspended below the wig; the outline of the eyes, eyebrows, mouth, hoes, water pots, and seed bag painted black; a central column of hieroglyphs on the front, with the opening preserved reading "The Osiris..."; repaired. 98 grams, 13.2 cm
From a UK private collection formed in the 1970s. Ex Ancient Relics. Ex D.S. collection, West Sussex, 1990s-2000s. Accompanied by an illustrated catalogue sheet and a previous catalogue information slip.
