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LOT 0479
Egyptian Faience Bead and Amulet Necklace
NEW KINGDOM-LATE PERIOD, 1550-332 B.C.
19 in. (5.6 grams, 48 cm long).
Composed of polychrome glazed beads of tubular and annular types, together with pendant amulets including fly and fruit; restrung.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London gentleman, 1980s-1990s.
LiteratureCf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pp.62-63, for discussion of the fly amulet.
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